V&T 11 and 27 with a railfan special on the 2 percent grade at Moundhouse, Nev., June 5, 1938.
T.G. Wurm
V&T 11 and 27 run light into Virginia City to turn on the turntable after pulling a railfan excursion from Carson City to Gold Hill on June 5, 1938.
T.G. Wurm
Last train from Gold Hill: V&T 11 pulls a railfan special July 21, 1938 at Gold Hill, Nev.
Grahame H. Hardy
V&T engines 27 and 11 pull a railfan special June 5, 1938 from Carson City to Gold Hill.
H. Sullivan
V&T engine No. 11 Reno, ready to leave Virginia City, Nev. On a summer afternoon in 1905. Baldwin built the 4-4-0 in 1872.
Grahame H. Hardy
V&T 11 and 27 pull the June 5, 1938 railfan special from Gold Hill back to Carson City, Nev.
H. Sullivan
Virginia & Truckee engine house at Carson City, Nev., in September 1941.
Donald Gunn
V&T 11 pauses at Gold Hill, Nev. June 4, 1938, whie a boxcar of ore concentrates is loaded. This was the last operation before abandonment was approved.
T.G. Wurm
The Virginia & Truckee in 2010 navigates the Nevada desert after its tracks were torn up nearly 70 years ago. But what did it look like in its heyday? Take in these historic photos from Trains archive. Read what the V&T is doing today in the August 2010 issue of Trains magazine.
