McCloud 18 worls upgrade as viewed from atop the south portal of Tunnel 4

McCloud 18 exits Tunnel 4 near Virginia City, with the montains of northern Nevada in the background.

McCloud 18 worls upgrade at Gold Hill, Nevada

McCloud 18, transplanted from Northern California, works upgrade towards Gold Hill.

V&T 29 rounds the horse shoe curve near Milepost 13.

V&T 29 exits tunnel #2 with an impressive display of smoke and steam.

Steamscape: Gold Hill. Both of the new V&T's steamers combine their muscle to haul a freight up the last mile and a half from Gold Hill to Virginia City on a chilly winter day. McCloud #18... (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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Dear God, have mercy on me. The mountains are so high and my train is so small.

Steamscape: Historic Virginia City. You are looking north toward the very reason for the existence of the original Virginia & Truckee Railroad. This is Virginia City, Nevada. Built at 6,200... (more)

Still wearing Mccloud River Rail Road paint, No. 18 puts in a great performance as the weak winter sun makes a brief appearance for the last run-by of the day, capping two days of great action on ... (more)

Historic Gold Hill Depot. Located only just a mile or so south of Virginia City is another relic of the Comstock mining boom: The town of Gold Hill. Unlike Virginia City, Gold Hill is jus... (more)

Steamscape: American Flat. A Virginia & Truckee freight heads compass west with the vast expanse of desert known as American Flat as a back-drop. The run from Carson City to Virgina City ... (more)

A tale of 7 tunnels: Tunnel #3 The reborn Virginia & Truckee Railroad puts on a display of mountain muscle as Locomotives 29 and 18 double-head a short freight past the remains of Tunnel #3... (more)

A tale of 7 tunnels: Tunnel #4. The Virginia & Truckee's Locomotive #29 bursts out of the east portal of Tunnel #4 with a freight headed for Virginia City.

Known as the "Yellow Jacket ... (more)