Historical Markers of Washoe County & Reno
Location: Reno Directions: 325 4th Street (Old US 40/SR 647), east of Virginia Street
N 39° 31.859 W 119° 48.568
Date Conquered: 8/23/07 Nearest Intersection: N. Lake St. Quick Description: A marker remembering a significant 'crossroads' railroad depot. Signed: No -- Historically, this marker was signed. (No signs exist today.) NOTES: This building is located in a slightly "older" section of Reno. Just recently (late 2007), a chain link fence was erected around this building for its protection. Builders off and on remove the fence, so on your visit, this marker may be a difficult view. Please note that homeless people sometimes use this building as sanctuary. The last time we passed by in 2010, a homeless man was asleep right behind the marker. You've been warned. This photo was taken (summer 2007). Recently, the marker was shifted a few feet to the left. Now the marker sits right in front of the entrance. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... This building was constructed as a passenger depot for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad, a narrow-gauge line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon. It began operations in 1882 as the Nevada and California Railroad. Reno was its headquarters with a roundhouse, repair shops, and a storage yard situated at this location. Northward expansion of the line terminated at Lakeview, Oregon, January, 1912. In 1917, the Western Pacific Railroad purchased the N.C.O. line from Reno to Herlong, California, and standard gauged it. The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937. Even though #210 is located in an "older" section of Reno, this marker is excellent condition!
NOTES: This building is located in a slightly "older" section of Reno. Just recently (late 2007), a chain link fence was erected around this building for its protection. Builders off and on remove the fence, so on your visit, this marker may be a difficult view. Please note that homeless people sometimes use this building as sanctuary. The last time we passed by in 2010, a homeless man was asleep right behind the marker. You've been warned. This photo was taken (summer 2007). Recently, the marker was shifted a few feet to the left. Now the marker sits right in front of the entrance. Full Description: Exact description as reads ... This building was constructed as a passenger depot for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad, a narrow-gauge line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon. It began operations in 1882 as the Nevada and California Railroad. Reno was its headquarters with a roundhouse, repair shops, and a storage yard situated at this location. Northward expansion of the line terminated at Lakeview, Oregon, January, 1912. In 1917, the Western Pacific Railroad purchased the N.C.O. line from Reno to Herlong, California, and standard gauged it. The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937. Even though #210 is located in an "older" section of Reno, this marker is excellent condition!
Full Description: Exact description as reads ... This building was constructed as a passenger depot for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad, a narrow-gauge line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon. It began operations in 1882 as the Nevada and California Railroad. Reno was its headquarters with a roundhouse, repair shops, and a storage yard situated at this location. Northward expansion of the line terminated at Lakeview, Oregon, January, 1912. In 1917, the Western Pacific Railroad purchased the N.C.O. line from Reno to Herlong, California, and standard gauged it. The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937. Even though #210 is located in an "older" section of Reno, this marker is excellent condition!
This building was constructed as a passenger depot for the Nevada-California-Oregon Railroad, a narrow-gauge line connecting Reno with northern California and southern Oregon. It began operations in 1882 as the Nevada and California Railroad. Reno was its headquarters with a roundhouse, repair shops, and a storage yard situated at this location. Northward expansion of the line terminated at Lakeview, Oregon, January, 1912. In 1917, the Western Pacific Railroad purchased the N.C.O. line from Reno to Herlong, California, and standard gauged it. The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937. Even though #210 is located in an "older" section of Reno, this marker is excellent condition!
It began operations in 1882 as the Nevada and California Railroad. Reno was its headquarters with a roundhouse, repair shops, and a storage yard situated at this location. Northward expansion of the line terminated at Lakeview, Oregon, January, 1912.
In 1917, the Western Pacific Railroad purchased the N.C.O. line from Reno to Herlong, California, and standard gauged it. The depot continued to serve the traveling public until 1937.
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