Nevada-California-Oregon Locomotive No. 8

Nevada State Historic Preservation Office

Nevada-California-Oregon Locomotive No. 8 at the machine shop in Reno. This locomotive was built in 1907 for the NCO. This machine shop was at 401 E 4th Street and it still stands, converted to retail space.

The locomotive was sold to the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1929. She worked on the Southern Pacific branch (former Carson and Colorado) in the Owens Valley, California, travelling between Laws and Keeler. After the engine was retired it was donated to the State of Nevada. It was stored in front of a house on the west side of Carson for nine years (Roy Boswell's Eagle Territory Museum at 310 Mountain St.), and then in 1964 was brought downtown for the Nevada Centennial celebration. It remained there until 1975 when it was moved to downtown Sparks. It is still there today.

Date Uploaded: June 7, 2026

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/photo0135

Source: Reno Historical

Source URL: https://renohistorical.org/items/show/51

Source Caption: Machine Shop, ca. 1910 In this view looking southwest at the shops, ca. 1910, the arched entries appear just large enough for the railcars to pass through. Source: Nevada State Historic Preservation Office Date: ca. 1910

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