Trip to Nevada City Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum

The Museum exhibits a collection of railroad and aviation artifacts, photographs, and documents for visitors and historians alike.  Exhibits include the NCNCRR Engine 5, rolling stock, an early steam automobile, and other examples of Nevada County’s transportation history.

Located in Nevada City, California, the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum is dedicated to the preservation of local transportation history and artifacts from the narrow gauge railroad era.

The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad was built by John Flint Kidder between 1874-76. It ran 22 miles from Nevada City to Colfax via Grass Valley. Rails taken up in 1942. Sarah Kidder, the widow of the builder was the world’s first woman railroad president 1901-13.