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Nevada Historical Marker
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Nevada–California–Oregon Railway
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Reno
Central Pacific Railroad
Truckee River
3.5 mi
5.6 km
Andersons
7.1 mi
11.4 km
Huffakers
9 mi
14 km
Browns
11.4 mi
18.3 km
Steamboat Springs
16.7 mi
26.9 km
Washoe Valley
21.4 mi
34.4 km
Franktown
24 mi
39 km
Mill Station
26.5 mi
42.6 km
Lake View
28.3 mi
45.5 km
Sand Cut
31.1 mi
50.1 km
Carson City
Shops
33.4 mi
53.8 km
Lookout
34.5 mi
55.5 km
Empire
35.8 mi
57.6 km
Brunswick
36.7 mi
59.1 km
Merrimac
39 mi
63 km
Eureka
41 mi
66 km
Mound House
44.3 mi
71.3 km
Silver
47.4 mi
76.3 km
Seales
50.2 mi
80.8 km
Gold Hill
Virginia City, Nevada
(new station)
52.2 mi
84 km
Virginia City, Nevada
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1915 map showing the route of the Virginia and Truckee RailroadEngine No. 18, Baldwin 2-8-2 built in October 1914. Photo at Tunnel #4, 2011V&T train near collapsed Tunnel #1, around 1940, and the same view in 2014, both photos showing the shoofly (detour) around the collapsed tunnel
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (stylized as Virginia & Truckee Railroad) is a privately owned heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada. Its private and publicly owned route is 14 miles (23 km) long. When first constructed in the 19th century, it was a commercial freight railroad (reporting mark VT) which was originally built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada.
At its height, the railroad's route ran from Reno south to the state capital at Carson City. In Carson City, the mainline split into two branches. One branch continued south to Minden, while the other branch traveled east to Virginia City. The first section from Virginia City to Carson City was constructed beginning in 1869 to haul ore, lumber and supplies for the Comstock Lode silver mines. The railroad was abandoned in 1950 after years of declining revenue. Much of the track was pulled up and sold, along with the remaining locomotives and cars. In the 1970s, with public interest in historic railroads on the rise, efforts began to rebuild the line. The portion from Virginia City and Gold Hill has been rebuilt by private interests, and is operated separately from a portion from Gold Hill to Mound House, that was rebuilt with public funding and private donations.
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built in 1875 for use on the Virginia & TruckeeRailroad, and two fireless steam locomotives: (Bethlehem Steel #111 and Pennsylvania Power & Light #4094-D)...
spent the final years of his life building facilities for the VirginiaandTruckeeRailroad in Carson City. Though he had achieved prominence in Nevada...
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