Overview
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad, known as the "Queen of the Short Lines", first rolled in 1870. Its legendary engines and engineers opened the silver hills of Nevada's Comstock Lode through some of the steepest and curviest rail lines in America.
The V&T is now a tourism line, steaming passengers from the Carson City railhead to Gold Hill. Under the care of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V&T Railway, (NCRVTR) the V&T will once again roll all the way to Carson City by 2012.
This site is here to illustrate and support the restoration of a beautiful railway that redefined the economy of the American West.
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The McCLOUD (#18) bought by the V&T in 2005.
V&T Engines: the McCloud # 18
Manufactured by: Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia
Date completed: October 1914, purchased in 1915
Formerly owned and operated by McCloud Railway Co., which ran it near Mount Shasta in Northern California.
Weight: 187,000 pounds, with water and fuel it weighs 258,700. It is a 282-wheel configuration Mikado.
Description: The locomotive is entirely black, except for its brass bell and silver letters on the side. Its original bill of sale still exists. It burns oil to make steam.
Source: Christopher DeWitt,
Supervisor of Restoration at the Nevada State Railroad Museum
The No.22 INYO at the Railroad Museum in Carson City. While in the area be sure to visit the Nevada State Railroad Museum, located at 1280 South Carson Street in Carson City. It is open Friday through Monday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The museum operates train rides seasonally on weekends.
For more information, call 775-687-6953 or visit our website,
Friends of the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
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News, Events & Milestones
Mar 25, 2009: Milestone 12 - Bridge over Hgwy 50
The Bridge linking the current project over HGWY 50 is completed! Next stop - th...
Mar 25, 2009: Bridge over Hgwy 50 in Carson City
The bridge crossing Hgwy 50 is constructed to connect the V&T Railway with the p...
Visit the Carson City Convention & Visitors Bureau.