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The Eureka & Palisade Railroad was a narrow gauge railroad constructed in 1873-1875 between Palisade and Eureka, Nevada, a distance of approximately . The railroad was constructed to connect Eureka, the center of a rich silver mining area, with the national railway network at Palisade. Later corporate reorganizations brought on by financial difficulties saw the line operated as the "Eureka and Palisade Railway" and the "Eureka Nevada Railway." The Eureka & Palisade Railroad was built in 1875 to carry silver-lead ore from Eureka, Nevada, to the Southern Pacific Railroad trunk line that ran through Palisade. Nevertheless, despite the determined and colorful management style of John Sexton, the line succumbed to the effects of flood, fire, competing road traffic, and dwindling amounts of ore extracted in Eureka. The rails and rolling stock of the last surviving narrow gauge railroad in Nevada were removed in 1938.〔Jorja Muir, "Eureka and Palisade Railroad," ''Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Quarterly,'' Dec 1999, Vol. 99#4 pp 92-107〕 The ''Eureka,'' one of the railroad's only surviving steam locomotives, is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= National Register of Historic Places )〕 Another locomotive that has survived is #7, a 2-6-2 Prairie built in 1915 by the H K Porter Company. It is privately owned by Gary Norton and can be seen at Silverwood Theme Park, Athol, Idaho where it runs daily during theme park operation. ==Notes== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eureka and Palisade Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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