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)

Alpine Sunset at Scales. Literally minutes from losing the late afternoon sunlight over the peaks to the west, the V&T's Locomotive 29 and her pretty trainset take their last bows for the L... (more)

Steamscape - Crown Point. The scene you are looking at is perhaps one of the least attractive, yet most historic on the V&T's Virginia City Line. It is the location of two structures that w... (more)

Lotsa Curves? You bet! To borrow a line from Curt Massey's Petticoat Junction Theme, the V&T Virginia City Line does indeed have lots of curves. In fact, back in the day, it was known as t... (more)

Tunnels to Virginia City - Part 2. A V&T Passenger Train from Carson City to Virginia City exits the west portal of Tunnel Number 2 on a sunny afternoon in February. Of the 6 tunnels that... (more)

Bypassing Tunnel #3. With a short passenger consist in tow, Virginia & Truckee Locomotive #29 hammers upgrade past the remains of Tunnel #3 and toward the west portal of the still-extant Tu... (more)

Tunnels to Virginia City - Part 1. With just over a mile to go to Virginia City, the V&T's Locomotive #29 bursts out of the East Portal of Tunnel #4 on a sunny winter morning. The original... (more)

Steamscape - Overman Pit. A Virginia & Truckee passenger extra crosses the fill at Overman Pit enroute to Gold Hill on a February morning. When a Nevada State Commission decided to pursue ... (more)

Silver City Dawn. In the sandy hills above the mining town of Silver City, the Virginia & Truckee's Consolidation #29 chugs slowly up the grade toward Gold Hill at sunrise. Although not na... (more)

V&T Survivor: DAYTON. Of the 29 steam locomotives that served the Virginia & Truckee during its life as a common carrier, 9 have survived in preservation. This beautiful, 1873-vintage 4-4-... (more)

V&T Survivor: TAHOE Although the majority of the 9 surviving Virginia & Truckee Locomotives are split between the California and Nevada State Railroad Museums, there are a couple of them th... (more)