First light over Scales. Morning cloud cover filters the mid-winter sunrise over Scales as the former McCloud River Railroad Mikado #18 hauls a cut of freight cars north toward Gold Hill an... (more)

Sunrise over Scales. Pre-dawn snow showers give way to clearing skies over Nevada's Comstock Region, as a V&T Freight winds its way north over the "crookedest shortline in America."

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McCloud River Railway #18, now in tourist service on the Virginia & Truckee crosses a fill in the hills above Silver City.

Lotsa Curves? You bet! To borrow a line from Curt Massey's Petticoat Junction Theme, the V&T Virginia City Line does indeed have lots of curves. In fact, back in the day, it was known as t... (more)

Tunnels to Virginia City - Part 2. A V&T Passenger Train from Carson City to Virginia City exits the west portal of Tunnel Number 2 on a sunny afternoon in February. Of the 6 tunnels that... (more)

Silver City Dawn. In the sandy hills above the mining town of Silver City, the Virginia & Truckee's Consolidation #29 chugs slowly up the grade toward Gold Hill at sunrise. Although not na... (more)

With V&T 2-8-0 #29 out of service, former McCloud #18 is working the weekend steam trips on the reconstructed V&T from Eastgate (Mound House) to Virginia City. Seen here at Haywards in the hills d... (more)