Weso, Nevada

Weso is an unincorporated community and railroad siding in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States located northeast of Winnemucca at the junction of the Winnemucca, Nevada and Elko Subdivisions of the Union Pacific Railroad.[1]

Weso
Unincorporated community
Weso is located in Nevada
Weso
Weso
Weso is located in the United States
Weso
Weso
Coordinates: 41°00′41″N 117°41′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyHumboldt
Elevation
4,304 ft (1,312 m)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
89445
Area code775
GNIS feature ID856170[1]

Located nearby across the railroads is the Winnemucca Trap Club shooting range.[2]

History
Western Pacific map of Nevada in 1931

In c. 1940, the population of Weso was 15.[3]

Both Southern Pacific Transportation Company and Western Pacific Railroad operated railroads through Northern Nevada, with stations in Weso, with both operating independently until their acquisitions by Union Pacific Railroad in 1996 and 1982 respectively.[4][5] The tracks are also currently used by Amtrak's California Zephyr.

References
  1. "Weso". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Winnemucca Trap Club". Shooting.org. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 39.
  4. Downs, Lamont (January 1, 2019). "Southern Pacific". Twin Planets. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. Lloyd, Arthur L. (August 1, 2021). "Western Pacific Railroad: A railroader's history". Trains.com. Retrieved August 15, 2021.


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