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Railroads in Nevada

Railroads in Nevada

Nevada is rich in history and part of the history came to life through the railroads that were in and ran through Nevada.

Below is a list of the defunct railroads that operated in Nevada.

NameSystemFromToSuccessor
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19061923N/A
Barnwell and Searchlight RailwayATSF19061911California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
Battle Mountain and Lewis Railway18811885N/A
BHP Nevada Railroad19961999N/A
Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad19051928N/A
Caliente and Pioche RailroadUP19061909San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
California, Arizona and Santa Fe RailwayATSF19111923N/A
Carson and Colorado RailroadSP18801892Carson and Colorado Railway
Carson and Colorado RailwaySP18921905Nevada and California Railway
Central Pacific RailroadSP18621899Central Pacific Railway
Central Pacific RailwaySP18991959Southern Pacific Company
Deep Creek RailroadWP19161939N/A
Eagle Salt Works RailroadSP19031910Southern Pacific Company
Eureka Nevada Railway19121938N/A
Eureka and Palisade Railroad18731902Eureka and Palisade Railway
Eureka and Palisade Railway19021910Eureka Nevada Railway
Fernley and Lassen RailwaySP19091912Central Pacific Railway
Goldfield Railroad19041905Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
Las Vegas and Tonopah RailroadUP19051918N/A
Los Angeles and Salt Lake RailroadUP19161987Union Pacific Railroad
Nevada Railway18781879Nevada Central Railway
Nevada and California RailroadSP18841893Nevada–California–Oregon Railway
Nevada and California RailwaySP19051912Central Pacific Railway
Nevada–California–Oregon RailwaySP18981917Western Pacific Railroad
Nevada Central Railroad18881938N/A
Nevada Central Railway18791888Nevada Central Railroad
Nevada Copper Belt Railroad19091947N/A
Nevada Northern Railway19051983Northern Nevada Railroad
Nevada and Oregon RailroadSP18801884Nevada and California Railroad
Nevada Pacific RailwayUP18891889Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway
Nevada Short Line Railway19131918N/A
Nevada Transportation Company19121938N/A
Northern Nevada Railroad19911996BHP Nevada Railroad
Oregon Short Line RailroadUP19241973N/A
Oregon Short Line RailroadUP18971903San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern RailwayUP18891897Oregon Short Line Railroad
Pioche and Bullionville Railroad18721881N/A
Pioche Pacific Railroad19131947N/A
Pioche Pacific Transportation Company18911913Pioche Pacific Railroad
Ruby Hill Railroad1893N/A
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake RailroadUP19031916Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Silver Peak Railroad19061918N/A
Southern Pacific CompanySP18851969Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific Transportation CompanySP19691998Union Pacific Railroad
Tonopah Railroad19031905Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad19051946N/A
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad19041940N/A
Utah, Nevada and California RailroadUP18991903San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Virginia and Truckee Railroad18681905Virginia and Truckee Railway
Virginia and Truckee Railway19051950N/A
Western Nevada RailroadSP18791880Nevada and Oregon Railroad
Western Pacific RailroadWP19161987Union Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific RailwayWP19031916Western Pacific Railroad

Railroads in Nevada