Nevada's Famous Virginia and Truckee Railroad


Photos Courtesy Nevada Historical Society as part of Train Arts' Living Steam project

Virginia and Truckee Caboose #24
"Ship Via Nevada's Famous V & T Railway"
Kids handle US Mail for the Virginia and Truckee Railway Post Office
Virginia and Truckee Caboose #24 Still Runs as Nevada Copper Belt #3 at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. Also a group is building a replica of the first V&T locomotive, the #1 Lyon: check out their story.

Train Arts' Virginia and Truckee Railroad History Articles

Popular Nevada / V&T Myths: Comstock Silver and the Civil War, Nevada State Seal

COMING SOON: Virginia and Truckee: The Early Years of the Comstock Boom and the Big Bonanza

Virginia and Truckee History and the Inyo #22 Run in October, 2007

COMING SOON: Mound House to Cerro Gordo: Carson and Colorado, the V&T Spinoff

COMING SOON: May 31, 1950: The End of the Line with Superintendent Gordon Sampson

November 3, 1950: The Real Last Run of the Virginia and Truckee: #5, #26

Where to Research the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Hollywood movies and the Virginia and Truckee's #22 Inyo

Links -- Photos -- Discussion

Equipment Roster for the Carson City, Nevada State Railroad Museum

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