Eureka and Palisade Railroad
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The Eureka and Palisade Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad, constructed in 1873-1875 between Palisade
and Eureka
, Nevada
, a distance of approximately 85 miles (136.8 km). The railroad was constructed to connect Eureka, the center of a rich silver
mining area, with the national railway network at Palisade.
Later corporate reorganizations brought on by financial difficulties saw the line operated as the "Eureka and Palisade Railway" and the "Eureka Nevada Railway."
The Eureka and Palisade Railroad was built in 1875 to carry silver-lead ore from Eureka, Nevada, to the Southern Pacific Railroad
trunk line that ran through Palisade. Nevertheless, despite the determined and colorful management style of John Sexton, the line succumbed to the effects of flood, fire, competing road traffic, and dwindling amounts of ore extracted in Eureka. The rails and rolling stock of the last surviving narrow-gauge railroad in Nevada were removed in 1938.
The Eureka
, one of the railroad's only surviving steam locomotives, is listed on the United States
National Register of Historic Places
.
Another locomotive that has survived is #7, a 2-6-2 Prairie built in 1915 by the H K Porter Company. It is privately owned by Gary Norton and can be seen at Silverwood Theme Park, Athol, Idaho where it runs daily during theme park operation.
Palisade, Nevada
Palisade is located in Eureka County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada, in the western United States. It is about 10 miles south of Carlin, and about 27 miles southwest of Elko. Although now a virtual ghost town, it had a rich history following construction of the...
and Eureka
Eureka, Nevada
Eureka is an unincorporated township in and the county seat of Eureka County, Nevada, United States. Eureka is by far the largest community in Eureka County...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, a distance of approximately 85 miles (136.8 km). The railroad was constructed to connect Eureka, the center of a rich silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
mining area, with the national railway network at Palisade.
Later corporate reorganizations brought on by financial difficulties saw the line operated as the "Eureka and Palisade Railway" and the "Eureka Nevada Railway."
The Eureka and Palisade Railroad was built in 1875 to carry silver-lead ore from Eureka, Nevada, to the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
trunk line that ran through Palisade. Nevertheless, despite the determined and colorful management style of John Sexton, the line succumbed to the effects of flood, fire, competing road traffic, and dwindling amounts of ore extracted in Eureka. The rails and rolling stock of the last surviving narrow-gauge railroad in Nevada were removed in 1938.
The Eureka
Eureka Locomotive
The Eureka Locomotive is a privately owned steam locomotive in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is one of three Baldwin Class 8/18 C 4-4-0 locomotives still in existence, and is the only engine of the three that is in operating condition...
, one of the railroad's only surviving steam locomotives, is listed on the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Another locomotive that has survived is #7, a 2-6-2 Prairie built in 1915 by the H K Porter Company. It is privately owned by Gary Norton and can be seen at Silverwood Theme Park, Athol, Idaho where it runs daily during theme park operation.