Difference between revisions of "BLW-CN-3763-1875"
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===Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company=== | ===Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company=== | ||
[[File:SNWL-5-George-D-Oliver-PacificNG-coll-wm.jpg|300px|thumb|SNW&L #5 with caboose #2 in Hobart Mills. George D. Oliver photograph.]] | |||
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===Warner Brothers=== | ===Warner Brothers=== | ||
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The Eureka was later sold to Old Vegas, an amusement park in Henderson, Nevada, where it was placed on display in 1980. In 1985, a fire occurred at Old Vegas, with a burning building collapsing on the Eureka, badly damaging the engine.<ref>[https://bouldercityreview.com/community/railroad-rescue-man-shares-140-year-old-locomotive-he-found-languishing-in-museum/ Railroad rescue: Man shares 140-year-old locomotive he found languishing in museum]</ref> | |||
===Restoration=== | ===Restoration=== | ||
[[File:EPRR-99-48-28-On-High-Bridge-Hart-Corbett.jpg|300px|left|thumb|After restoration the ''Eureka'' has toured narrow-gauge railroads throughout the West. The ''Eureka'' can be seen crossing the Animas river on the Durango & Silverton Railroad in Colorado.]] | |||
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===Sacred Relic=== | ===Sacred Relic=== | ||
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==Reference Material Available Online== | ==Reference Material Available Online== | ||
[[Category:Baldwin Locomotives]] [[Category:4-4-0]] [[Category:Preserved Locomotives]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:06, 12 August 2021
History
Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1875 for the Eureka & Palisade Railroad of Nevada.
Specifications
Service History
Eureka & Palisade
Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Company
Warner Brothers
Old Vegas
The Eureka was later sold to Old Vegas, an amusement park in Henderson, Nevada, where it was placed on display in 1980. In 1985, a fire occurred at Old Vegas, with a burning building collapsing on the Eureka, badly damaging the engine.[1]
Restoration
Sacred Relic