Virginia & Truckee Railway 18 or formerly known as McCloud Railway 18 comes around the S curve at Tank Rd. shortly after departing from Carson City with Carson City passenger train.
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 18 (ex McCloud River Railroad 18) hauls what was the Carson City - Virginia City excursion train back up to VC with the Virginia Range in the background. After the train unloaded in Carson Cit... (more)
V&T 18 (ex McCloud River Railroad 18) blasts out of Tunnel 2, the American Flat tunnel on its journey to Virginia City. The tunnel was originally constructed in 1869 and was rebuilt in 2008 when t... (more)
V&T 18 (ex McCloud River Railroad 18) hauls the last Carson - Virginia City excursion for the 2021 season through American Flat, NV.
V&T Survivor: "DAYTON" Of the 29 steam locomotives that served the Virginia & Truckee during its life as a common carrier, 9 have survived in preservation. This beautiful, 1873-vi... (more)
Virginia & Truckee's two operational steam locomotives simmer outside the engine shop after a hard days work.
Virginia & Truckee's #18, former McCloud River, leads a small freight past a short siding in Gold Hill, NV passing the remnants of an old mining structure just behind.
V&T Survivor: DAYTON. Of the 29 steam locomotives that served the Virginia & Truckee during its life as a common carrier, 9 have survived in preservation. This beautiful, 1873-vintage 4-4-... (more)