February: Nevada Northern Railway
GE 75 ton, steeplecab, used at McGill plant as a switcher weight 150,000 1937, United States, General Electric Locomotive, Electric KCC NMD ord #12233 Built for Kennecott
These are foundry patterns that are on display in the Blacksmith Shop in the enginehouse. Foundry patterns are made of wood and are used to create the molds for new parts. The smelter in McGill had patterns of every shape and size for the hundreds of different parts of the machinery. When the smelter was closed down, the company offered up the patterns as free firewood to locals. One local picked these up and took them home and saved them. After holding on to them, he offered them to the museum and they were put on display.
Northern Nevada Railway Locotive #40
Locomotive #40 prepares to exit the steam shop.
Nevada Northern Railway Locomotive #40 at the coaling tower
Mike Hughes standing in the tender
