150-Year-Old Locomotive Reno Returns to Virginia City
Most Famous Engine in Movie History, Star in 100+ Films
The most historic existing icon of Nevada’s past, the 150-year-old Virginia & Truckee Railroad steam...
V&T Railroad Virginia City – Video Gallery
All the classic Ed Gallegos videos made by Jim Lohse are collected here, binge watch or take them at your own pace.
Sparks: A Town of Two Times
by Wendell Huffman
Sparks was created in the early 20th century as part of the Union Pacific Railroad’s modernization of the Central Pacific line across...
DAYTON is in Virginia City
by Dennis Cassinelli
For many years, my family and I have lived in Dayton, Nevada, “Gateway to the Comstock.” This is where Nevada gold was...
Railroad Motor Cars of Nevada – Part III
By Stephen E. Drew, Chief Curator (retired) California State Railroad Museum
Nevada Motor Cars Part I
Nevada Motor Cars Part II
The self-propelled passenger car, or motor...
Berlin and the Cannonball Safe
by Adam Michalski
Transporting valuables in modern times is relatively easy. Armored vehicles, utilizing reinforced bodies and bullet-resistant windshields while traveling on paved roads, deliver...
Johnny Bartholomew: Hero on the V&T Railroad
by Mark McLaughlin
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In its heyday during the 1870s, Virginia City rivaled cosmopolitan San Francisco and the Barbary Coast as the most exciting and wildly...
Railroading in Nevada
This Is What a Transportation Revolution Looks Like
by Laura Bliss
To understand a true transportation revolution, I wanted to drive a coal-fired locomotive. On the...
Railroad Motor Cars of Nevada – Part II
By Stephen E. Drew, Chief Curator (retired) California State Railroad Museum
Nevada Motor Cars Part I
Nevada Motor Cars Part III
The self-propelled passenger car, or motor...
Railfanning Correspondence – March 2016
Railfanning
Nevada Northern Railway Winter Steam Photo Spectacular Gallery
Back in January, we told you about the Winter Steam Photo Spectacular, hosted in Ely, Nevada, by...
