Virginia and Truckee Railroad
No Name Type Builder C/N Built NRHP Ref . # Remarks
1 Lyon 2-6-0 H.J . Booth 11 ( orig . ) 1869 ( orig . ) - Replica currently under construction in Mason City , IA
11 Reno 4-4-0 Baldwin 2816 1872 - On display at Old Tucson Studios
12 Genoa 4-4-0 Baldwin 3090 1873 - On display at the California State Railroad Museum
13 Empire 2-6-0 Baldwin 3091 1873 - On display at the California State Railroad Museum
18 Dayton 4-4-0 CP 's Sacramento shops Sac 6 1873 73002245 On display at the Nevada State Railroad Museum
20 Tahoe 2-6-0 Baldwin 3687 1875 - On display at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
21 J.W.Bowker 2-4-0 Baldwin 3689 1875 - On display at the California State Railroad Museum
22 Inyo 4-4-0 Baldwin 3693 1875 73002245 Operational , on display at the Nevada State Railroad Museum
25 ( 2nd ) Unnamed 4-6-0 Baldwin 25016 1905 - Operational at the Nevada State Railroad Museum
27 Unnamed 4-6-0 Baldwin 39453 1913 04001198 On display at the Comstock History Center at Virginia City , Nevada
Historic equipment
Virginia & Truckee `` Tahoe '' , 1875 , on display at Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania . The Virginia and Truckee 's locomotives and other equipment appeared in numerous Westerns over the years since the railroad operated otherwise obsolete equipment well into the `` cinema age . '' Many of these pieces have been restored , and are currently on display at museums throughout the country . [ 11 ] In addition , an operating 5/8-scale replica of the V & T locomotive , Reno , has been running on the Washington Park and Zoo Railway since 1959 . [ 12 ] On April 18 , 2018 , The Nevada State Railroad Museum swapped No . 18 `` Dayton '' for No . 27 . 27 will now be in the Comstock Historic Center , and The Dayton will reside in Carson City . [ 13 ]
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad is a privately owned historical heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada. Its private and publicly owned route is 14 miles long. The railroad owns and uses the service mark Queen of the Short Lines. The V&T Railroad runs up to seven trains per day, many in steam behind locomotive #29, a 2-8-0 Consolidation, or an ex-US Army GE 80-ton diesel from Virginia City, from Memorial Day until the end of October each year. When first constructed in the 19th century, it was a commercial freight railroad 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, the old lines were rebuilt by private investors, with an eye towards re-opening the lines.