Project Phases
1A – Initial engineering
02/2005 - $1,700,000
1B – Overman Pit Construction
09/2005 - $5,000,000
2 – U.S. 50 extension
12/2007 - $10,700,000
3 – Carson River extension
12/2008 - $3,500,000
4A – Deer Run road extension
12/2009 - $4,600,000
4B – Permanent depot
12/2009 - $5,400,000
5 – Extension to VC freight depot
12/2009 - ($3,800,000)
6 – Equipment purchase
12/2009 - $4,000,000
7 – Refurbish existing VTRR trackage
12/2009 - $1,250,000
TOTAL: $36,150,000
the Project
The NCRVTR's goal is to create a World-class tourist destination by reconstructing 17+ miles of track between Gold Hill and Carson City, restoring the V&T Railway to its full original run.
Through the 3 phases of the project, the Virginia & Truckee will become one of the Top 10 Short Run Railroads in the United States.
Phase I - Overman Pit: Complete!
Committed Funding:
Carson City Convention & Visitors' Bureau ($5,000,000)
Federal Transportation - T21 ($2,800,000)
Storey County ($1,000,000)
Groundbreaking: April 6, 2005
Construction Completed: September 2005
Phase II - Overman Pit to Highway 50: $8 Million
Committed Funding:
Federal Transportation - T21 ($10,000,000)
Nevada Commission on Tourism ($1,000,000)
Economic Development Authority ($800,000)
Engineering: September 2005 - September 2006
Construction: January 2007
Phase III - Highway 50 to Deer Run: $5.8 Million
Committed Funding:
Carson City ($15,000,000)
Washoe County ($275,000)
Other Funding: Private/Public partnerships
Construction: 2008
Public Funding:
CCCVB ($4 Million)
I.S.T.E.A. ($2.8 Million)
Nevada Commission on Tourism ($1 Million)
Storey County: ($1.2 Million)
