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No. 11: V&T No. 11 4-4-0 Baldwin built in 1872. Reno was the first locomotive to run a train between Reno and Carson City. Was considered the Crown Jewel of the V&T and given the affectionate nickname "Brass Betsy". Remained with the V&T until 1945 when she was sold to MGM, who owned her until 1970 when she was acquired by the Old Tucson Studios.
OpenRailwayMap (ORM) is an online collaborative mapping project developing a worldwide railway map using technology based on the OpenStreetMap project. The project is part of the OpenStreetMap database, and acts as a renderer for the existing OpenStreetMap database to include additional information for railroad lines worldwide. [2]
The V&T moved also key raw materials: copper from mines near Cleveland, Tennessee, lead from mines near Bristol, salt from Saltville, Virginia and saltpeter from caves throughout the region. Union forces finally captured much of the railroad and destroyed tracks and rolling stock in late 1864, although service was periodically interrupted by a ...
This is a route-map template for a railway in {{{1}}}. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
Adjust city labels to try to make them readable without 500% zoom. Convert some effectively infinite-curvature smooth nodes into corner nodes so that they actually render (e.g.,at the Montreal terminus). Remove needless "Legend" text (if readers can't tell it's a legend, we've failed at making an understandable map). 14:18, 23 September 2023
route or 1 (default): {{Railway line legend}}, the most generic legend for railway map. track: {{Railway track legend}} for railway track and platform alignment diagram. bus: {{Bus route legend}} for any type of bus route map. canal, water or waterway: {{Waterways legend}} for waterway or canal map. highway or road: {{Roads legend}} for road or ...
1890 map of the national rail network. In United States railroading, the term national rail network, sometimes termed "U.S. rail network", [1] refers to the entire network of interconnected standard gauge rail lines in North America.
Each volume detailed the history, ownership, equipment, and finances of railroads in the United States, including maps of the largest railroad systems at that point in time. Later editions would limit the scope to steam-powered railroads while expanding the coverage to include Canada and the principal railroads of Mexico , Cuba , and Central ...