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There were many propositions starting as early as 1861 for railroads to service the area and decrease costs. Sharon eventually (with the addition of $500,000 in county bonds to move the railroad, equal to $16,955,556 today), envisioned a railroad to run from Virginia City, [2]: 136, 137 through Gold Hill where the first of the Comstock Lode was mined, passing the mills along the river, and ...
The Virginia & Truckee (V&T) Railroad Depot of Carson City, Nevada, is a historic railroad station that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is significant for its association with the economically important role of the V&T railroad historically in Carson City following discovery of the Comstock Lode mine in 1859.
Opened in 1980, it was originally named the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Museum, often shortened to V&T Railroad Museum, but was renamed the Nevada State Railroad Museum in 1985. [1] Virginia & Truckee RR 18, the "Dayton," in its 20th-century configuration (e.g., straight stack, round headlight, etc.), before restoration.
Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive No. 27: October 27, 2004 : Nevada State Railroad Museum, located at 2180 S. Carson St. Carson City: 42: Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton and No. 22, The Inyo: Virginia and Truckee RR.
The railroad of the Virginia & Truckee Railway, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, located in the western part of Nevada. The owned mileage, amounting to 67.721 miles, consists of a main line extending from Reno to Virginia City, a distance of 52.199 miles, with a branch from Carson City to Minden ...
The Second Railroad Car No. 21, at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, located at 2180 S. Carson St. in Carson City, Nevada is a historic railroad car of the Virginia & Truckee line that was built in 1907. [2] It was built by the American Car & Foundry. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
Virginia and Truckee Railroad No. 11, the "Reno", is a surviving 4-4-0, "American"-type steam locomotive. It is one of three largely identical 4-4-0 locomotives built by Baldwin for the railroad, the others being the Genoa and the Inyo , and one of four V&T 4-4-0's preserved (the aforementioned three as well as the Dayton ).
The engine and trucks were removed from the McKeen car, and the body was sold in 1946 by the Virginia and Truckee. It was used as a diner in Carson City until it was sold in 1955 to a plumbing business for use as offices and storage. [10] The remains of Motor Car 22 were eventually donated to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in 1995. [11]