Visiting the Nevada State Railroad Museum, we discovered that Nevada had a major boom in the building of railroads throughout the state in the mid 1800’s, along with the engines and cars that traveled the tracks. But with the development of the automobile industry, the golden age of railroads rapidly came to an end, and many of these railroad cars fell into disrepair. So when the Western film craze took off in the mid 1900’s, a few of these found new life in Hollywood films. One of them is beautifully restored and in a place of honor in this museum in Carson City, Nevada.
Next to it is a railroad car with a legacy (fictional or not?) of being haunted.
Other unique vehicles are on display in this museum.
And there were many others which represented the wide variety of railroad cars that were used and the high quality of their construction. It was a glimpse into a very different time. Amtrak, please take notice!
On the Road Again 
I visited the museum a few years ago and wrote about it as well. https://tralev.net/nevada-state-railroad-museum/
I was lucky to be able to see both the California and Nevada rail museums back to back. A lot of other states don’t have anything like this.
Although the California one was bigger, the one in Carson City felt more intimate. I chatted with a few of the volunteers and I was inspired by how much devotion they have to preserving the legacy of rail in Nevada.