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July 2, 2012
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Railroad Museum awarded grant

The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum was selected as one of 21 nationwide non-profit organizations to be awarded a National Railway Heritage grant from the National Railway Historical Society.Located in Nevada City, the Railroad Museum will receive $2,500 to be used to restore the roof of the 109-year old Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation boxcar No. 4, which was built by J. Hammond and Company of San Francisco.As part of the National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) $50,000 in grants will go to projects that range from the restoration of rare locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, and railroad structures to …

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