Dardanelle & Russelville No. 8

Dardanelle & Russelville No. 8 is a 4-4-0 built by the Cooke Locomotive & Machine Co. in 1888 for the Denver, Texas & Forth Worth Railroad Co. as #9.
In 1906, the locomotive was sold to the Dardanelle & Russellville Railroad #8 at Dardanelle, AR it operated there until 1940, when it was later sold to the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. at Malibu, CA.
In 1956, the locomotive starred in "Love Me Tender".
In 1974 it was a featured performer in the NBC Miniseries, " Sandberg's Lincoln" starring Hal Holbrook., along with other pieces of stock owned by Shortline Enterprises.
In 1975 it was Moved to Virginia City, NV while re-lettered and re-numbered as Virginia & Truckee #28.
Today, the engine is stored at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
==Trivia==
*The Sierra railroad used to own this locomotive.
*In 1890, it was Sold to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway.
*In 1971, it was Sold to the Shortline Enterprises #8 at Cucamonga, CA.
*This engine was used in the G.E. commercial, along with NSRM's #22 INYO, recreating the Golden Spike ceremony.
Category:Steam locomotives
Category:Tender locomotives
Category:American locomotives
Category:Locomotives
Category:Four-coupled locomotives
Category:4-4-0 locomotives
Category:4-4-0 steam locomotives
Category:Built in 1888
Category:Cooke locomotives
Category:Preserved locomotives
Category:Locomotives featured in media