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The historical railroad connection at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nevada, features an abandoned freight spur and related industrial infrastructure: Abandoned Freight Spur: A historic military rail spur connects the base to the Union Pacific mainline (formerly the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad) near Lovell according to Abandoned Rails. History: The railroad line was built in 1941 when the installation was originally commissioned as the Las Vegas Army Airfield. Operations: The base operated its own USAF EMD 1000-series locomotives through the late 1970s, with Union Pacific switching base warehouse flatcars between 1974 and 1976. Current Status: Portions of the right-of-way are visible near the Union Pacific mainline, though sections between Interstate 15 and Las Vegas Boulevard have been built over or altered by the Las Vegas Motor Speedway area, leaving only scattered track remnants behind fencing. An additional set of abandoned southwest tracks was previously used for shipping Navy weapon systems during the Vietnam War. Nearby Active Railroad Infrastructure: The active Union Pacific railroad yard office and the Las Vegas Intermodal Terminal are located nearby at 4740 E Tropical Pkwy in Las Vegas.

Nellis Air Force Base, which is north of Las Vegas, at one time had a freight spur that connected to UP's mainline (formerly of the Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad). The right-of-way is still visible near the UP mainline; the segment between I-15 and Las Vegas Blvd. has been completely obliterated by the Las Vegas Speedway. Remnants of track are still visible on the Nellis AFB property behind a chain link fence. Also, contained completely within Nellis AFB, is another set of abandoned tracks; these are to the southwest of the first track..... Facing northwest along the abandoned right-of-way, as it heads t... The siding into Nellis AFB was managed by USAF locootives of the EMD 1000 series until the late 70's. The 2nd set that is now stopped by the speedway development was a shipping point for Navy weapon systems during the Vietman War. It was also the site of a 17 car derailment that got away from Valley in late 78. Abandoned Rails you are amazing! I love trains and looking at these railroads. Sharing history with old service railroads is what I love doing. I just feel totally lucky having this website for looking at old service railroads. Would Someone please tell me the road address on the edge of range road. The marked-abandoned track close to where it says Nellis Air Force Base on the map above ? I just recorded the segment of the Lovell Spur north of I-15 for the BLM. I have some good photos of the bridge half a mile northwest of where these photos were taken. Research showed it was built in 1941 when Nellis was commissioned. Would love to get references regarding its supply role during Vietnam and more info on that derailment. Also if anyone has any old photos of it, that would be neat to see. Looking on google maps, the track ends about a mile into Nellis and there are a couple concrete foundations at its terminus (loading/station platforms I presume). I recall the Union Pacific switching cars on the base warehouse area while I was there from '74 - '76. Flat cars with AGE (Aerospace Ground Equipment) were seen several times. Once a complete A7D Corsair II with wings separated on flatcars.

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