
List of Nevada railroads
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Passenger carriers
- AmtrakAmtrakThe National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
(AMTK): California Zephyr - Las Vegas MonorailLas Vegas MonorailThe Las Vegas Monorail is a monorail mass transit system located on the Las Vegas Strip, in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It connects the unincorporated communities of Paradise and Winchester, and does not actually enter the City of Las Vegas. It is owned and operated by the Las Vegas...
- Mandalay Bay Tram
- Nevada Northern Railway MuseumNevada Northern Railway MuseumThe Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicate to the preservation of the railroad....
(NN) - Nevada Southern Railway
- Nevada State Railroad MuseumNevada State Railroad MuseumNevada Southern Railway is a railroad museum in Boulder City, Nevada operated by the Nevada State Railroad Museum which is an agency of the Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs....
- Virginia and Truckee RailroadVirginia and Truckee RailroadThe Virginia and Truckee Railroad was built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At its height, the railroad's route ran from Reno south to Carson City, Nevada. In Carson City, the...
Defunct railroads
Name | Mark Reporting mark A reporting mark is a two-, three-, or four-letter alphabetic code used to identify owners or lessees of rolling stock and other equipment used on the North American railroad network. The marks are stenciled on each piece of equipment, along with a one-to-six-digit number, which together uniquely... |
SystemThis is one or more of the Class I railroad Class I railroad A Class I railroad in the United States and Mexico, or a Class I rail carrier in Canada, is a large freight railroad company, as classified based on operating revenue.Smaller railroads are classified as Class II and Class III... s that the railroad became part of, if any. |
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
1906 | 1923 | N/A | |
Barnwell and Searchlight Railway Barnwell and Searchlight Railway The Barnwell and Searchlight Railway is a defunct 23-mile shortline that operated from 1906 - 1911. The railroad ran from Barnwell, California to Searchlight, Nevada. It was always operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.... |
ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
1906 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963... |
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Battle Mountain and Lewis Railway | 1881 | 1885 | N/A | ||
BHP Nevada Railroad BHP Nevada Railroad The BHP Nevada Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated in Nevada from 1996 to 1999. BHP acquired the line from the Nevada Northern Railway. The railroad hauled copper ore concentrate from BHP's concentrator at Riepetown to Shafter, Nevada. At Shafter the railroad interchanged with the... |
BHP | 1996 | 1999 | N/A | |
Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad | 1905 | 1928 | N/A | ||
Caliente and Pioche Railroad | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1906 | 1909 | San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad | |
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963... |
ATSF Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859... |
1911 | 1923 | N/A | |
Carson and Colorado Railroad Carson and Colorado Railroad The Carson and Colorado Railway was a U.S. narrow gauge railroad that ran from Mound House, Nevada, to Keeler, California below the Cerro Gordo Mines. It was incorporated on May 10, 1880 as the Carson and Colorado Railroad, and construction on the railroad began on May 31, 1880. A track gauge of ... |
SP | 1880 | 1892 | Carson and Colorado Railway | |
Carson and Colorado Railway | SP | 1892 | 1905 | Nevada and California Railway | |
Central Pacific Railroad Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad is the former name of the railroad network built between California and Utah, USA that formed part of the "First Transcontinental Railroad" in North America. It is now part of the Union Pacific Railroad. Many 19th century national proposals to build a transcontinental... |
SP | 1862 | 1899 | Central Pacific Railway | |
Central Pacific Railway | SP | 1899 | 1959 | Southern Pacific Company | |
Deep Creek Railroad Deep Creek Railroad The Deep Creek Railroad is a defunct railroad company that constructed and operated a line between Wendover and Gold Hill, Utah, a distance of about 45 miles... |
WP Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California... |
1916 | 1939 | N/A | |
Eagle Salt Works Railroad Eagle Salt Works Railroad The Eagle Salt Works Railroad was a 13.5 mile shortline railroad that ran northeast from a connection with the Southern Pacific Company at Luva to Leete, Nevada. The line then branched from the old Central Pacific grade and went southeast for about 2 miles to the Eagle Salt Works.The railroad was... |
SP | 1903 | 1910 | Southern Pacific Company | |
Eureka Nevada Railway | 1912 | 1938 | N/A | ||
Eureka and Palisade Railroad Eureka and Palisade Railroad The Eureka and Palisade Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad, constructed in 1873-1875 between Palisade and Eureka, Nevada, a distance of approximately... |
1873 | 1902 | Eureka and Palisade Railway | ||
Eureka and Palisade Railway | 1902 | 1910 | Eureka Nevada Railway | ||
Fernley and Lassen Railway Fernley and Lassen Railway The Fernley & Lassen was constructed in 1912-1914 between Fernley, Nevada and Westwood, California, near Susanville, a distance of approximately . The railroad was constructed to connect the Red River Lumber Company's facilities in Westwood with the Southern Pacific's main line running through... |
SP | 1909 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway | |
Goldfield Railroad | 1904 | 1905 | Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad | ||
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad was a 197.9 mile railroad built by William A. Clark that ran northwest from a connection with the mainline of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad at Las Vegas, Nevada to the gold mines at Goldfield... |
1905 | 1918 | N/A | ||
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was a rail company that completed and operated a railway line between its namesake cities, via Las Vegas, Nevada. Incorporated in Utah in 1901 as the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, the line was largely the brainchild of William Andrews Clark,... |
SLR | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1916 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
Nevada Railway | 1878 | 1879 | Nevada Central Railway | ||
Nevada and California Railroad | SP | 1884 | 1893 | Nevada–California–Oregon Railway | |
Nevada and California Railway | SP | 1905 | 1912 | Central Pacific Railway | |
Nevada–California–Oregon Railway | SP | 1898 | 1917 | Western Pacific Railroad Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California... |
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Nevada Central Railroad Nevada Central Railroad The Nevada Central Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad, completed in 1880 between Battle Mountain and Austin, Nevada. The railroad was constructed to connect Austin, the center of a rich silver mining area, with the transcontinental railroad at Battle Mountain.However, by the time that the line... |
1888 | 1938 | N/A | ||
Nevada Central Railway | 1879 | 1888 | Nevada Central Railroad Nevada Central Railroad The Nevada Central Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad, completed in 1880 between Battle Mountain and Austin, Nevada. The railroad was constructed to connect Austin, the center of a rich silver mining area, with the transcontinental railroad at Battle Mountain.However, by the time that the line... |
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Nevada Copper Belt Railroad | NCB | 1909 | 1947 | N/A | |
Nevada Northern Railway Nevada Northern Railway The Nevada Northern Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Nevada, built primarily to provide rail access to a major copper producing area in White Pine County, Nevada... |
NN | 1905 | 1983 | Northern Nevada Railroad | |
Nevada and Oregon Railroad Nevada and Oregon Railroad The Nevada and Oregon Railroad was an American narrow gauge railroad that operated from Reno, Nevada then northwest to the California state line near present day Hallelujah Junction. A portion of the route is part of today's Union Pacific Railroad branch connecting their Feather River mainline... |
SP | 1880 | 1884 | Nevada and California Railroad | |
Nevada Pacific Railway | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1889 | 1889 | Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | |
Nevada Short Line Railway Nevada Short Line Railway The Nevada Short Line Railway was a railroad that ran east from Oreana to the silver mining area of Rochester, Nevada. The railway terminated near, but did not connect with, the Southern Pacfiic Railroad in Oreana due to the Nevada Short Line being narrow gauge and the SP being a standard... |
1913 | 1918 | N/A | ||
Nevada Transportation Company | 1912 | 1938 | N/A | ||
Northern Nevada Railroad | NN | 1991 | 1996 | BHP Nevada Railroad BHP Nevada Railroad The BHP Nevada Railroad was a shortline railroad that operated in Nevada from 1996 to 1999. BHP acquired the line from the Nevada Northern Railway. The railroad hauled copper ore concentrate from BHP's concentrator at Riepetown to Shafter, Nevada. At Shafter the railroad interchanged with the... |
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Oregon Short Line Railroad Oregon Short Line Railroad The Oregon Short Line Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Oregon. The line was as organized the Oregon Short Line Railway in 1881 as a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railway. Union Pacific intended the line to be the shortest route from Wyoming to Oregon... |
UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1924 | 1973 | N/A | |
Oregon Short Line Railroad Oregon Short Line Railroad The Oregon Short Line Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Oregon. The line was as organized the Oregon Short Line Railway in 1881 as a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railway. Union Pacific intended the line to be the shortest route from Wyoming to Oregon... |
UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1897 | 1903 | San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad | |
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1889 | 1897 | Oregon Short Line Railroad Oregon Short Line Railroad The Oregon Short Line Railroad was a railroad in the U.S. states of Wyoming, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Oregon. The line was as organized the Oregon Short Line Railway in 1881 as a subsidiary of Union Pacific Railway. Union Pacific intended the line to be the shortest route from Wyoming to Oregon... |
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Pioche and Bullionville Railroad | 1872 | 1881 | N/A | ||
Pioche Pacific Railroad | 1913 | 1947 | N/A | ||
Pioche Pacific Transportation Company | 1891 | 1913 | Pioche Pacific Railroad | ||
Ruby Hill Railroad | 1893 | N/A | |||
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1903 | 1916 | Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad The Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was a rail company that completed and operated a railway line between its namesake cities, via Las Vegas, Nevada. Incorporated in Utah in 1901 as the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad, the line was largely the brainchild of William Andrews Clark,... |
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Silver Peak Railroad | 1906 | 1918 | N/A | ||
Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1885 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company |
Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
Tonopah Railroad | 1903 | 1905 | Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad | ||
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad | 1905 | 1946 | N/A | ||
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad The Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad, the T&T, was a class II railroad extending through remote reaches of the Mojave Desert from the Santa Fe Railway railhead at Ludlow, California, through Death Valley and Amargosa Valley, terminating at the Mining towns of Tonopah and Goldfield in the Great Basin... |
1904 | 1940 | N/A | ||
Utah, Nevada and California Railroad | UP Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
1899 | 1903 | San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad | |
Virginia and Truckee Railroad Virginia and Truckee Railroad The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At its height, the railroad's route ran from Reno south to Carson City, Nevada. In Carson City, the... |
1868 | 1905 | Virginia and Truckee Railway | ||
Virginia and Truckee Railway | V&T | 1905 | 1950 | N/A | |
Western Nevada Railroad | SP | 1879 | 1880 | Nevada and Oregon Railroad Nevada and Oregon Railroad The Nevada and Oregon Railroad was an American narrow gauge railroad that operated from Reno, Nevada then northwest to the California state line near present day Hallelujah Junction. A portion of the route is part of today's Union Pacific Railroad branch connecting their Feather River mainline... |
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Western Pacific Railroad Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California... |
WP | WP | 1916 | 1987 | Union Pacific Railroad Union Pacific Railroad The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman.... |
Western Pacific Railway | WP Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California... |
1903 | 1916 | Western Pacific Railroad Western Pacific Railroad The Western Pacific Railroad was a Class I railroad in the United States. It was formed in 1903 as an attempt to break the near-monopoly the Southern Pacific Railroad had on rail service into northern California... |
Private
- Austin City Railway
- Bluestone Mining and Smelting Company
- Bristol Silver Mines Company
- Carson and Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company
- Crystal Bay Railroad
- Dayton, Sutro and Carson Valley Railroad
- Golconda and Adelaide Railroad
- Goldfield Consolidated Milling and Transportation Company
- Goldfield Consolidated Mines Company
- Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation
- Lake Tahoe Narrow Gauge Railroad
- Pacific Portland Cement Company
- Prince Consolidated Mining Company
- Quartette Mining Company
- Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company
- Six Companies, Inc.
- Sutro Tunnel Railroad
- Verdi Lumber Company
- Yellow Pine Mining Company