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Program: RAILROAD MUSEUM - NCHS

Agency: NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY


Resource Number: 4663271
Description

The Nevada County Historical Society Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum preserves local transportation history and artifacts from the narrow gauge railroad era. Visitors are offered a docent-led historical tour of the museum, railyard, and restoration shop. Provides visitors an exhibition of Engine 5, an 1875 Baldwin that began service hauling lumber, then passengers and freight for the NCNGRR, and finally as a movie engine at Universal Studios in Hollywood, a collection of 90-110 year old wooden rail cars.

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Program Phones:
530-470-0902
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530-470-0902Business Line

Website: www.ncngrrmuseum.org
 Email: [email protected]

Program Information
RAILROAD MUSEUM - NCHS  
Location: 5 Kidder Court
Nevada City, CA 95959 (Map)


Program Hours:
Summer Hours:
Sun-Tue 10am-4pm, May 1 - Oct. 31

Winter Hours:
Sun-Sun 10am-4pm, Nov. 1 - Apr. 30
Bus Service: No Public Transportation is available at this location
Disabilities Access: On-Site Parking
Mailing Address: PO Box 2392, Nevada City, CA 95959
Service Area:
Defined coverage area:
CA-Nevada County

Program Delivery
Eligibility: Adults Teens Children Families Females Males
Languages: English
Payment methods:
Program Fees: No Fee for Service but donations gladly accepted
Service Area: Western Nevada County
Defined coverage area:
CA-Nevada County


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Disabilities Access - check all that applyACCESS - Fully accessible to people using mobility aids
Quarters for AVRsQ 4 - October-December
Categorized as:
History Museums
Railroad Museums


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Verification

Person at the resource who last verified this information:
Last Verified On: 12/3/2025
Last Verified By: 211
 

Agency Background

Programs at NEVADA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FIREHOUSE NO. 1 MUSEUM - NCHS
NORTHSTAR MINING MUSEUM - NCHS
SEARLS HISTORICAL RESEARCH LIBRARY - NCHS
Tax Status: 501(c)(3)
Legal Status: Nonprofit - Incorporated
Funding: Donations; Fees
Incorporated: 1960





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