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===Warner Brothers===
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===Old Las Vegas===
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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===
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==Reference Material Available Online==
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Revision as of 17:27, 18 November 2020

History

Built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1875 for the Eureka & Palisade Railroad of Nevada.











Specifications

Service History

Eureka & Palisade

The Eureka was delivered in the standard Baldwin paint scheme of the era called Style 1.














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

Eureka crossing the Animas river on the Durango & Silverton Railroad.









Reference Material Available Online