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Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot

Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot

Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot Overview

This railroad depot was built in 1910 along the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway.

Architect Frederic DeLongchamps designed the building. He incorporated several architectural styles in the station (mission, Italianate, and Romanesque Revival).

The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937.

Category

  • Architecture
  • Person
  • Railroad

Marker Type

Blue marker

Nevada Historical Marker Number

Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot is Nevada Historical Marker #210.

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County

Washoe County, Nevada

GPS Coordinates

39.530944, -119.809479

Nevada Historical Marker Transcription

This building was constructed as a passenger depot for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad, a narrow-gauge line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon.

It began operations in 1882 as the Nevada and California Railroad. Reno was its headquarters with a roundhouse, repair shops, and a storage yard situated at this location. Northward expansion of the line terminated at Lakeview, Oregon, January, 1912.

In 1917, the Western Pacific Railroad purchased the N.C.O. line from Reno to Herlong, California, and standard gauged it. The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937.

References Used

  • State Historic Preservation Office – Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot

Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad Depot