California Log Hog. The new Virginia & Truckee Railway's afternoon dead-head from Mound House to Virginia City charges off the fill around the Overman pit, on a late summer afternoon. The ... (more)

Steamscape: Overman Pit. A V&T Passenger Train crosses the spectacular fill at Overman Pit en route to Virginia City, barely 30 minutes before alpine sunset. When a Nevada State Commission ... (more)

McCloud River Railway #18, now in tourist service on the Virginia & Truckee crosses a fill in the hills above Silver City.

Steamscape: Gold Hill, Nevada. Here's a 2012 look at the historic mining town of Gold Hill, Nevada. Located barely a mile south of Virginia City, this town was a mecca of mining and miner... (more)

V&T Survivor: Inyo. Of the six 4-4-0 American Locomotives that served the legendary Virginia & Truckee Railway, four survive, but only one is still operational. Built in 1875 by the Baldwi... (more)

Your Hand on the Throttle. The Virginia & Truckee Railway's high-stepping 10-wheeler passes the Nevada State Railroad Museum's Water Tower, with a young lad looking on. Perhaps some day, h... (more)

V&T Survivor: McKeen Motor Car #22. The Virginia & Truckee's McKeen Motor Car was capable of carrying 54 passengers as well as baggage express. The passengers were carried in two cabins, ... (more)

V&T Survivor: McKeen Motor Car #22. In an effort to cut costs and reduce the need for steam-powered passenger trains, the Virginia & Truckee purchased a 70 foot long McKeen Motor Car in 191... (more)

V&T Survivor: Number Twenty Seven. In 1913, the Virginia & Truckee purchased its last new locomotive. Like its most recent purchase six years earlier, this last engine was a 60-ton Baldwin... (more)

V&T Survivor: Inyo. One of four of the Virginia & Truckee's fabled 4-4-0s that survived the railroad's demise is #22, Inyo. Built in 1875 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA... (more)

V&T Survivor: Number Twenty Five. From the line's inception in 1869, to its demise in 1950, the original Virginia & Truckee bought a total of 27 brand new locomotives. Twenty four of those... (more)

McCloud River Railway #18, a former logger now hauling tourists on the reconstructed Virginia & Truckee, is seen here clinging to the hillside above Mound House. The train must climb 900 feet in e... (more)

July 4th 2011, Virginia and Truckee #22 'Inyo' built 1875, one of the finest steam engines in the USA

July 4th 2011, McKeen Motor Car #22 and Virginia and Truckee #25 in front of the NSRM Station

July 4th 2011, McKeen Motor Car #22 on the turntable at NSRM