Frequently Asked Questions

The Nevada Southern Railway excursion train runs Saturdays and Sundays at 10:00am, 11:30am, and 1:00pm September through June. Trains do not operate between Christmas and Martin Luther King Day to facilitate annual inspections and maintenance or in July and August due to extreme heat.

The passenger platform is adjacent to the museum’s Visitor Center located at 1000 Boulder City Pkwy. The platform can be accessed through the visitor center, and museum admission is included with all train ride tickets.

The museum is open Thursday-Monday from 9:00am to 4:00pm and closed on some state holidays.

Only water is permitted in the museum and on board the train to help preserve our artifacts and historic rail cars.

Only licensed service animals are permitted in the museum or on board the train in accordance with state policies and to ensure the preservation of our artifacts and historic rail cars.

The 10-mile round-trip excursion lasts for approximately 45 minutes.

The train makes a round-trip excursion through the Eldorado Valley, beginning westward from Boulder City and ending at Paradise Hills in south Henderson. The round-trip is approximately 10-miles.

The museum has two public exhibit areas on our campus. Smaller artifacts with interactive elements and a theater can be found at the museum’s visitor center located at the east end of our campus, while the museum’s outdoor display pavilion showcases some of the locomotives and rolling stock in our collection on the west end of the campus.

Parking is available at the museum’s visitor center at 1000 Boulder City Pkwy, at the west campus display pavilion located at 600 Yucca Street, or along Six Companies Drive.

Museum admission is $5 for adults and children are free.

Train rides are $15 for adults and $6 for children. Museum admission is included with train ride tickets.

Absolutely! The museum has a wide range of positions for those interested in volunteering. Please see our volunteer page for further details.

You need to be at least 16 years of age or older to volunteer on your own. For younger volunteers between 10 and 16 years of age, a parent or guardian needs to volunteer alongside the child.