Nevada railway museum cat who became an Internet hit mourned

This 2018 image shows their resident cat, Dirt, who became an unlikely Internet sensation. Dirt - short for Dirtbag - died on Jan 11 in the town of Ely surrounded by railroad staff, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. He was 15. Photo: NNRy Museum, Steve Crise via AP

The historic Nevada Northern Railway Museum is mourning the death of its resident cat who became an unlikely Internet sensation.

Dirt - short for Dirtbag - died Wednesday in the town of Ely at the age of 15, the railway said on its website.