Eureka & Palisade Railroad #4 "Eureka"

History

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

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

SNW&L #5 with caboose #2 in Hobart Mills. George D. Oliver photograph.

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.

Restoration

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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