 When the reduced-rate requirement was finally eliminated in December 1945, the government calculated that the railroad had saved it more than $900 million in transportation charges.
Thus, while the train on the state’s seal represented merely a dream at the time the seal was adopted, it became a symbol for the industry, which made Nevada a success. It was perhaps in his understanding of this significance that Nevada historian James W. Hulse wrote, “Nevada owes more to its railroads than it does to its mines.”