Goldfield, Bullfrog Goldfield Railroad (BGRR) Yard – fake (#1102)

I’m always fascinated by old locomotives, so this old locomotive has been one of my reasons for repeatedly exploring Goldfield. It’s only from researching for these current pictures that I discovered that the locomotive is somewhat of an impostor. Per the historical society link, this locomotive is similar to what would have been used in the local mines but this actual locomotive never ran in Goldfield – it’s a gift from the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

If you compare this photo to the older photo linked below, you’ll notice a few changes. In the 15 years I’ve been stopping in Goldfield, I’ve regularly seen efforts to increase tourist appeal to the town, but it’s always hard to tell if they’ve paid off – I seldom see other tourists stopping. I’ll have more comments about preservation and tourism in later pictures.

Sources:
Previous: www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/3138008804
Historical society: goldfieldhistoricalsociety.com/railroadproject.html