TULASCO

NAME: Tulasco
COUNTY: Elko
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Pleasant summer, heavy snow in winter.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Summer, autumn.
COMMENTS: Pretty Scenery.
REMAINS: Not much of the original town

Tulasco was a sidetrack station on the Central Pacific railroad. Later it became the terminus for the railroad spur built to Metropolis. It had a small depot, a saloon, and a restaurant.Today Tulasco is a signal station and siding for the Western Pacific and Souther Pacific Railroads. Only foundations are left of the buildings.

Submitted by: Shawn Hall from his books Old Heart Of Nevada: Ghost Towns And Mining Camps Of Elko County Click here to purchase his book!

Connecting The West: Historic Railroad Stops And Stage Stations In Elko County, Nevada Click here to purchase his book!

 


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