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RAILROAD MUSEUM SUSPENDS ONE OF FOUR DAILY RIDES

JUNE 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: NEWS & EVENTS

BOULDER CITY, Nevada – With hot summer temperatures gripping Southern Nevada, the Nevada State Railroad Museum Boulder City is suspending its mid-afternoon train ride.

“While our train is air-conditioned, the locomotives are not,” said Museum Director Randall Hees. “In the interest of crew and public safety we are suspending our 2:30 pm train from mid-June through August. We may suspend train operations completely if the temperature exceeds 115 degrees.

Unless otherwise noticed, train rides will continue to be offered at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The museum’s train ride is a scenic 45-minute round trip of 7 miles, which follows a portion of the old Boulder Branch Line, built in 1931 during the construction of Hoover Dam.

The museum is located at 600 Yucca St., in Boulder City.

To check on train operations, please call our ticket office or gift shop at (702) 486-5933, or check its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NSRMBoulderCity/

As summer heat has taken hold in Southern Nevada, the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City is suspending its final train ride of each day through the end of August. Photo illustration provided by Travel Nevada