"Honorary" V&T Survivor: #1 "Lyon". Adding to the Nevada State Railroad Museum's collection of surviving V&T Locomotives is what will become a replica of the V&T's very ... (more)

Inyo takes a few laps. Just a few minutes before the conclusion of train operations on the final day of the July, 2022 "Great Western Steam-Up" at the Nevada State Railroad Museum... (more)

V&T Survivor: #25. Topping off its tender cistern at the Nevada State Railroad Museum's water tank is one of the two surviving Virginia & Truckee Locomotives that can still operate. This ... (more)

V&T Survivor: #22 "Inyo" shines in the afternoon sun. Seen here returning to the museum shops after a special excursion during the July, 2022 "Great Western Steam-Up", V... (more)

V&T Survivor: #12 "Genoa". Named for a small town in Western Nevada, V&T Locomotive #12 is another one of the V&T survivors that hasn't seen daylight in a long time. Sent to the ... (more)

V&T Survivor: #18 "Dayton". This beautiful, 1873-vintage 4-4-0 is Number 18, Dayton. Unlike many of her sisters, she didn't come from back east. She was built in Sacramento, in th... (more)

V&T Survivor: #21 "J. W. Bowker". Here's a forward quarter view of V&T Locomotive #21, the J.W. Bowker, one of 9 original V&T engines which survive in preservation. Originally na... (more)

V&T Survivor: #11 "Reno".....back home in Nevada at last. Ending one of the sadder chapters in the storied history of the Virginia & Truckee Railway, the long-lost queen of that l... (more)

Last light at American Flat. On the evening of July 3, 2022, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad ran a special train for about 50 patrons, to help raise money for the restoration of the legenda... (more)

A "new" locomotive for the Virginia & Truckee. Sitting on a siding just south of the old freight shed building in Gold Hill, NV is the latest steam locomotive acquisition of the rebuilt Vir... (more)

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)