“One of the Finest Museums in the Sierra Nevada”

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.

In addition to the railroad, this Sierra foothills county boasted such turn-of-the 20th century transportation as an electric streetcar line, a steam powered automobile, and the first commercial airport in the United States.

Visitors are offered a docent-led historical tour of the museum, rail yard, and restoration shop. Exhibited in the main gallery is Engine 5, an 1875 Baldwin that began service hauling lumber, then passengers and freight for the NCNGRR, and finally as a movie engine at Universal Studios in Hollywood.

The rail yard houses a collection of wooden cars,some restored, others awaiting their turn in the restoration shop. The shop is usually a busy place with volunteers doing rolling stock maintenance and other restoration projects. The museum’s Gift Shop offers visitors a choice of many railroad-related items.

Visit the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum Website

Join the Friends
The Friends of NCNGRR supports the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum in its mission to preserve the history of the railroad and the restoration of vintage rail equipment used during the narrow gauge era.