- Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo
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name = Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo
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location =Carson City, Nevada
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locmapin=Nevada
lat_degrees = 39
lat_minutes = 9
lat_seconds = 0
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 119
long_minutes = 46
long_seconds = 2
long_direction = W
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built =1873 -1875
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architecture =4-4-0
added =December 12 ,1973
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refnum = 73002245
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governing_body =Nevada State Railroad Museum The Virginia and Truckee Railroad Engines No. 18, The "Dayton"; and No. 22, The "Inyo" are two historicstandard gauge steam locomotives . The "Inyo" is on display at theNevada State Railroad Museum and the "Dayton" is on display in Virginia City. They spent their working lives on theVirginia and Truckee Railroad .The "Dayton"
The "Dayton" was built in 1873 by the
Central Pacific Railroad . The locomotive weighs 126,000 lbs. (57,200 kg), has 58 inch (140 cm) driving wheels, and carried 2,500 gallons (9,500L) of water and 3 cords of wood. It was used by theVirginia and Truckee Railroad for passenger trains and forsnowplow ing. In 1906 the locomotive had the honor of opening the branch line betweenCarson City, Nevada andMinden, Nevada , but after that it was used less frequently.According to "Virginia & Truckee" by
Lucius Beebe andCharles Clegg , the 'Dayton' weighed 78,000 lbs. and had 60 inch drivers. The snow plow was permanently added in 1879, and it was sold toParamount Pictures in 1938.The "Inyo"
The "Inyo" was built by the
Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1875, and pulled both passenger and freight trains. The "Inyo" has 11,920 lbs of tractive force, weighed 68,000 lbs, and had 57 inch drivers. It was sold toParamount Pictures in 1937.Post-Retirement
In 1937 the locomotives were sold to
Paramount Pictures . The "Dayton" appeared in several movies, beginning with "Union Pacific". It traveled toNew York City in 1939 to promote this film. Other movies featuring the "Dayton" include "The Harvey Girls " and "Duel in the Sun". The "Inyo" starred in "High Wide and Handsome", followed by roles in "Union Pacific, Red River" and Disney's "The Great Locomotive Chase". She was featured in the 1960s television seriesThe Wild Wild West . (The locomotive's number plate was changed from 22 to 8 so that footage could be flipped left or right without appearing reversed.) In 1969 the two locomotives participated in ceremonies for thecentennial of theGolden Spike . They remained at theGolden Spike National Historic Site for a few years before being sent to their present location at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
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