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The Virginia and Truckee 18 Dayton is a 4-4-0 "American" type steam locomotive built in September 1873 by the Central Pacific Railroad's Sacramento Shops, it is on display in Sacramento, California. It spent its working career 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. H.M Yerington, the Superintendent of the V&T at this time, ordered The Dayton after seeing the performance of another CP locomotive, #117 Gazelle, that the V&T rented from CP during a power crunch. The locomotive weighs 78,000 pounds (35,000 kg), has 60 inches (150 cm) driving wheels, and carried 2,500 US gallons (9,500 L; 2,100 imp gal) 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 and Minden, Nevada, but after that it was used less frequently. In 1908 it was converted to burn oil rather than wood. In 1937, in one of its last acts on the V&T, The Dayton was plowing snow in Washoe Valley, near Franktown, when it derailed. The V&T being financially unhealthy at this time, simply got Dayton out of the way and left her until the snow melted in the spring. 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 in Sparks, Nevada. Paramount had the locomotive repainted and renumbered for use in motion pictures.
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When was Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo listed on the National Register?
Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1973.
What type of historic resource is Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo?
Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.
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The period of significance for Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1873.
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