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.

Name	System	From	To	Successor
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway	ATSF	1906	1923	N/A
Barnwell and Searchlight Railway	ATSF	1906	1911	California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
Battle Mountain and Lewis Railway		1881	1885	N/A
BHP Nevada Railroad		1996	1999	N/A
Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad		1905	1928	N/A
Caliente and Pioche Railroad	UP	1906	1909	San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway	ATSF	1911	1923	N/A
Carson and Colorado Railroad	SP	1880	1892	Carson and Colorado Railway
Carson and Colorado Railway	SP	1892	1905	Nevada and California Railway
Central Pacific Railroad	SP	1862	1899	Central Pacific Railway
Central Pacific Railway	SP	1899	1959	Southern Pacific Company
Deep Creek Railroad	WP	1916	1939	N/A
Eagle Salt Works Railroad	SP	1903	1910	Southern Pacific Company
Eureka Nevada Railway		1912	1938	N/A
Eureka and Palisade Railroad		1873	1902	Eureka and Palisade Railway
Eureka and Palisade Railway		1902	1910	Eureka Nevada Railway
Fernley and Lassen Railway	SP	1909	1912	Central Pacific Railway
Goldfield Railroad		1904	1905	Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad	UP	1905	1918	N/A
Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad	UP	1916	1987	Union Pacific Railroad
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
Nevada Central Railroad		1888	1938	N/A
Nevada Central Railway		1879	1888	Nevada Central Railroad
Nevada Copper Belt Railroad		1909	1947	N/A
Nevada Northern Railway		1905	1983	Northern Nevada Railroad
Nevada and Oregon Railroad	SP	1880	1884	Nevada and California Railroad
Nevada Pacific Railway	UP	1889	1889	Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway
Nevada Short Line Railway		1913	1918	N/A
Nevada Transportation Company		1912	1938	N/A
Northern Nevada Railroad		1991	1996	BHP Nevada Railroad
Oregon Short Line Railroad	UP	1924	1973	N/A
Oregon Short Line Railroad	UP	1897	1903	San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway	UP	1889	1897	Oregon Short Line Railroad
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	1903	1916	Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Silver Peak Railroad		1906	1918	N/A
Southern Pacific Company	SP	1885	1969	Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific Transportation Company	SP	1969	1998	Union Pacific Railroad
Tonopah Railroad		1903	1905	Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad
Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad		1905	1946	N/A
Tonopah and Tidewater Railroad		1904	1940	N/A
Utah, Nevada and California Railroad	UP	1899	1903	San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
Virginia and Truckee Railroad		1868	1905	Virginia and Truckee Railway
Virginia and Truckee Railway		1905	1950	N/A
Western Nevada Railroad	SP	1879	1880	Nevada and Oregon Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad	WP	1916	1987	Union Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific Railway	WP	1903	1916	Western Pacific Railroad

Wikipedia – List of Nevada Railroads