The Virginia Trckee Railroad on the way to Gold Hill

V&T Railroad’s Summer Season Opens Memorial Day Weekend

Authentic period train retraces Old West from Carson to Virginia Cities The 2016 Virginia & Truckee Railroad season chugs full steam ahead starting Memorial Day weekend, May 28-29. Authentic period steam trains ride through the heart of Nevada’s 1860s silver boom towns where legends of the Wild West were born and live on today along ...
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Johnny Bartholomew: Hero on the V&T Railroad

by Mark McLaughlin A In its heyday during the 1870s, Virginia City rivaled cosmopolitan San Francisco and the Barbary Coast as the most exciting and wildly indulgent city in the Far West. An important key to Virginia City’s reputation as a bustling metropolis teeming with millionaires and high society was the glamorous, but hard-working Virginia ...
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OATBRAN Part II, Putting Away the Bikes and Breaking out the Skis - OATBRAN Ride continues on US Highway 50 across Nevada. My last write-up featured the start from Lake Tahoe to the Lunch Stop at Bean Flat between Austin and Eureka. This the continuation of the ride and includes *Notes to the Mochila”. In honor of the Pony Express, we ask each rider to carry a saddlebag [...]
Bicycling Nevada in August - by Curtis Fong, “the Guy from Tahoe” August with its hot daytime temps and thunder showers is the Dog Days of Summer when it comes to bicycling events in Nevada. Still, August is still a great time to get out and ride, no matter where you are in Nevada. Road Biking in Northern Nevada and [...]
Bicycling Nevada – July is Looking Hot! - by Curtis Fong, “the Guy from Tahoe” The Bicycling Season in Nevada has started and is going strong with many exceptional June events and more upcoming in July. America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride on Sunday June 3 was sold out and had 3000 participants with 1040 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training bicyclists coming [...]
Jampacked June for Bicycling in Nevada - by Curtis Fong, “The Guy From Tahoe” Holly Molly! Did you see how fast that Peloton was moving through Carson Valley? Amazing Race! Women’s Stage 2 The 13th Annual Tour of California, Men’s Stage 6 and Women’s Stage 2, provided excitement and drama as both races came through the Carson Valley and climbed up and [...]

Las Vegas Correspondence – December 2018
Diamond Jack is a meat and potatoes man. A real Nevadan. However, he knows that plant-based foods are finding a greater audience than ever before, and he has discovered Tacotarian, a 100% plant-based Mexican restaurant. Street tacos take center stage in the 40-seat restaurant with a dozen different variations, including Carne Asada made with wheat-based [...] Continue Reading
Laughlin Correspondence – December 2018
LeAnn Rimes Will Visit the Edgewater International multi-platinum selling singer LeAnn Rimes will headline the Edgewater’s E Center on Saturday, Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. Globally the multi-award winner has sold more than 44 million units, and last year, she released her 16th studio album “Remnants.” Tickets start at $35. Rimes music career took off [...] Continue Reading
North Lake Tahoe Correspondence – December 2018
North Lake Tahoe received its first snowfall on Thanksgiving, and it’s been dumping snow ever since! With five ski resorts already open and more on the way, many skiers and snowboarders have already gotten their first powder turns in — which is practically unheard of for the beginning of December. But if being in the [...] Continue Reading

Virginia & Truckee Railroad – Carson City

V&T Railroad’s Summer Season Opens Memorial Day Weekend

Johnny Bartholomew: Hero on the V&T Railroad

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