Nevada Industrial Switch Explained

Railroad Name:	Nevada Industrial Switch
Locale:	near Lake Mead, Nevada, United States between Apex (UP Milepost 352) - Pabco Gypsum Mine
Start Year:	Before 1997
Hq City:	Las Vegas, Nevada

Nevada Industrial Switch is an active private railroad in Nevada, United States.^[1] The railroad runs over Union Pacific's former "Fibreboard Spur". The line serves the PABCO Gypsum Mine that produces sheet rock. Nevada Industrial Switch was contracted by PABCO Gypsum to service the mine.^[2]

Directions

"Apex" is on Union Pacific Railroad's Caliente Subdivision at Milepost 352. It is located off Exit 58 on Interstate 15/U.S. Route 93 at Apex. Apex is at the top of a 1% grade on the mainline.

See also

• List of Nevada railroads

External links

• PABCO Gypsum Website
• Nevada Industrial Switch Locomotive Photo (on bottom of page)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nevada Industrial Switch - NIS. trainweb.org. January 18, 2018. February 27, 2022.
2. Book: Walker, Mike. Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California and Nevada - Post Merger Edition. Steam Powered Publishing. Kent, United Kingdom. 1997. 1-874745-08-0.