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WELCOME Spring 2012
Since very early on, railroads have played a major role in the development of Truckee. America's first transcontinental railroad, which was finished May 10th, 1869, established an important train yard in downtown Truckee. Logging railroads connected this vital artery with the nearby mills and forests to provide much needed lumber to a growing country. As tourism grew, a tourist railroad linked Truckee to the shore of Lake Tahoe, connecting the country to one of its most beautiful resources. The mission of the Truckee Donner Railroad Society is to perpetuate the study and advancement of knowledge of working railroads in the Truckee Donner area with the goal of building a railroad museum to preserve and share what we have learned. Truckee Railroad MuseumTruckee Donner RR Society just received a donation from Dobbas of the 160 ton steam-powered Bucyrus Erie crane which has been sitting in the Truckee yard for 15-20 years. It has a long history handling railroad wrecks in the Truckee area. It will be the largest anchor in our growing cast of static displays, outweighing considerably the Rotary snowplow. The donation was the result of efforts by Jim Hood, Don Davis, Bob Bell and Nelson Van Gundy.
Live locally? Like Trains? - Fun Opportunity!
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Truckee Railroad Museum is Open The Bookstore is live! Some other local museums Donner Summit Historical Society
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