![]() These massive blocks were loaded onto wagons and pulled with a 17-ton steam-traction engine known as the “Big Devil.” The sandstone was then shipped by rail to markets in San Francisco and Los Angeles for use as decorative building facades. The giant blocks, some weighing as much as 10 tons, were quarried with channeling traction equipment. A quarry began here in 1905 and was one of the first industries in the Las Vegas area, as the panel explains: ![]() To the right, you’ll find large blocks of sandstone cut into cubes and an information panel describing the quarry operations. The trail curves to the left and crosses the wash. After a tenth of a mile, come to an opening in the trail at the former site of the Excelsior Stone Quarry. Begin hiking north along the side of a gravel wash on a wide easy trail. Calico Tanks Trail starts from Sandstone Quarry Trailhead, located 2.5 miles from the start of the Scenic Drive in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.
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