Eureka Locomotive

Infobox Locomotive
name = "Eureka" [cite web| url=http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/files/Eureka_nomination.pdf| format=PDF| publisher=United States Department of the Interior| title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form - Eureka Locomotive| date=1994-12-06| accessdate=2007-07-19| ]
powertype = Steam
whytetype = 4-4-0
gauge = RailGauge|36
builder = Baldwin Locomotive Works
railroad = Eureka and Palisade Railroad, Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company, Warner Brothers Entertainment
builddate = 1875
disposition = restored to operating condition
weight = 22 tons
driversize = in to mm|42
cylindersize = in to mm|12 bore × in to mm|16 stroke
fueltype = wood
boilerpressure = 120 psi
number = 4
retiredate = 1896 (E&P); 1938 (SNW&L); 1976 (WB)
restoredate = 1991
currentowner = Daniel Markoff


caption = "Eureka" in October 1997The Eureka Locomotive is privately owned and it is the only operating Baldwin Class 8/18C 4-4-0 locomotive. [ cite web |url=http://www.lasvegasnevada.gov/TextOnly/FactsStatistics/4709.htm |title= Las Vegas, Nevada (Official City of Las Vegas Text Site) |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ] It is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. [ cite web |url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NV/Clark/state.html |title= National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ] and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada.

History

The locomotive was built for the Eureka and Palisade Railroad in 1875.

The locomotive was listed as a structure on the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1995 [ cite web |url=http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/DOCS/shpo/entries/clark.htm
title= Nevada Entries in the National Register of Historic Places |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ] and was the first transportation listing in Las Vegas. [ cite web |url=http://www.sincitywebhosting.com/lasvegastribune/5-33/headlines5.htm
title= National Recognition Near for Bonanza Rd. Underpass |accessdate=2007-03-20 |format= |work= ]

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