Steamscape: American Flat Tunnel (Tunnel #2). V&T Locomotive #29 charges out of the west portal of Tunnel #2, near Silver City, NV, hauling freight loads for customers in Virginia City, abo... (more)

Steamscape: Collapsed Tunnel #3. On a clear, February day, V&T Consolidation #29 takes her short freight up the hill toward Virginia City, passing the remains of Tunnel #3, once known as "H... (more)

Steamscape: Crown Point. A V&T freight comes off the Crown Point Fill and is just now passing the ore loading facilities at about MP 50.0. This is one of the flatter stretches of the recon... (more)

Tunnel #4: The "Yellow Jacket" Tunnel. The Engineer on V&T Locomotive #29 has his engine nicely hooked up as he tugs a freight consist out of the East Portal of Tunnel #4 and up t... (more)

Crossing Crown Point Fill. The reconstructed V&T Virginia City Line pretty much follows the original, historic right-of-way, with a couple of notable exceptions. The first is at the south... (more)

Lotsa curves. In the pretty morning sun, V&T Locomotive #29 takes a short freight up the hill from Carson City to Virginia City, by about the most circuitous route you could imagine. Nickn... (more)

Comstock Dawn - Golden light at Gold Hill. Just minutes after sunrise, V&T Locomotive #29 and her short freight leave the wide-open spaces of American Flat behind and enter the hillside min... (more)

Comstock Dawn - Twilight at Overman Pit. A Virginia & Truckee Freight makes its way across the high fill at the eastern edge of the Overman Pit Mine (MP 49.4), at Civil Twilight on a cold F... (more)

Comstock Dawn - First Light. About 20 minutes before sunrise on a chilly winter morning, a short Virginia & Truckee freight makes the journey north from Carson City to Virginia City, NV. more)

V&T 29 prepares to enter Tunnel 4, the Yellow Jacket Tunnel, on its journey back to Virginia City from Gold Hill. Normally the 29 would be handling the weekend Carson City to Virginia City runs, h... (more)

V&T 29 blasts out of Tunnel 4, the Yellow Jacket Tunnel, on its journey back to Virginia City from Gold Hill. Normally the 29 would be handling the weekend Carson City to Virginia City runs, howev... (more)

Queen of the Short Lines......proclaims the crest on V&T Caboose 25, as her short freight makes its way across the Crown Point Fill, just prior to stopping at Gold Hill Station. The Virgini... (more)

A little late-day glint at Donovan. We're just a few minutes from alpine sunset and barely 200 yards north of Donovan siding as we watch a V&T freight powering its way up the average 2.2% g... (more)

The V&T Steam Line-Up. During our 2020 Lerro Productions Charter on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, we were fortunate to be able to get a quick look at both of the line's steam engines tog... (more)

Virginia & Truckee #29. There were 27 locomotives originally built for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Nine of these locomotives survive, all of which are in museums. When Robert Gray be... (more)