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}} The Virginia and Truckee 18 ''Dayton'' is a historic standard gauge steam locomotive. The ''Dayton'' is on display in Virginia City, Nevada. It spent its working life on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. The locomotive was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the ''Inyo'', because of their association with the Virginia and Truckee Railroad and transportation development in Nevada The ''Dayton'', a 4-4-0 "American", was built in 1873 by the Central Pacific Railroad, in Sacramento, California, and was based on the design of the CP's 173 engine. The locomotive weighs , has driving wheels,〔〔 and carried of water and 3 cords of wood. A large snow plow was fixed to the front of the locomotive in 1879, and it performed snow clearing duties on the Virginia & Truckee lines during the winters for most of its operational life, in addition to its normal passenger hauling duties.〔 In 1906 the locomotive had the honor of opening the branch line between Carson City, Nevada and Minden, Nevada, but after that it was used less frequently. In 1908 it was converted to burn oil rather than wood. In 1937, the locomotive, minus the plow, was sold for $1,000〔 together with No. 22 Inyo to Paramount Pictures who then had the locomotive overhauled at the Southern Pacific Railroad shops at Sparks, Nevada. Paramount had the locomotive repainted and renumbered for use in motion pictures. == The ''Dayton'' film history == The ''Dayton'' appeared in several movies, beginning with ''Union Pacific''. It traveled to New York City in 1939 to promote this film. Other movies featuring the ''Dayton'' include ''Young Tom Edison'',〔 ''The Harvey Girls'' and ''Duel in the Sun''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia and Truckee 18 Dayton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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