Out of the Tunnel: A photo freight rolls out of Tunnel 2 on the reconstructed Virginia & Truckee. Restoring this tunnel was one of the most expensive projects in the reconstruction project.... (more)

Way Above: V&T number 29 approaches Gold Hill station with a freight consist in tow.

Steamscape: Gold Hill Depot. After a brief stop to exchange crew members, V&T Locomotive #29 barks loudly as she drags her short freight up the very steep grade that begins the last mile of... (more)

Through the Curve: V&T number 29 passes through an S curve on a portion of the reconstructed Virginia and Truckee Railroad. This freight train was operated as part of a Lerro Productions ph... (more)

Into the Tunnel: A Photographer's photo freight extra climbs the grade toward Virginia City on the old Virginia and Truckee. The train is approaching tunnel number 4 on the railroad.

Sunrise over Gold Hill. The first warming rays of sunlight bathe the chilly landscape of Gold Hill, NV, as a short V&T freight makes its way north toward the mining mecca of Virginia City. ... (more)

Sunrise at Scales. Just moments after the sun crested the hills to the east, a V&T freight charges north past Scales on its morning run to Gold Hill, and ultimately, the mining town of Virg... (more)

Up Grade at Gold Hill: Number 29 passes the Gold Hill depot with a freight train as a curious bystander looks on. This scene was part of a Lerro Productions photo charter.

Through the Tunnel and up the Mountain: V&T number 29 thunders out of tunnel number 4 on the old Virginia & Truckee as it hears upgrade toward Virginia City during a Lerro Productions photo... (more)

V&T 2-8-0 number 29 leads the weekend passenger train from the Eastgate depot located between Mound House and Carson City up the 12 mile track towards Virginia City.

V&T 2-8-0 number 29 leads the weekend passenger train from the Eastgate depot located between Mound House and Carson City up the 12 mile track towards Virginia City. In the background is the Sierr... (more)

Steam and the Sierras

It's a long hard climb from the valley floor up to Gold Hill. One could watch a train for nearly an hour as it struggles with the grade. And who could im... (more)

While going through our father's estate, I came across this old photo of a steam locomotive in Tucson, Arizona. My father was in the USAF and was stationed at Tucson, so I know that is the locati... (more)

Virginia And Truckee No. 12, Built by Baldwin in 1893.

Inyo into "the hole". Just prior to completing a day of running at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, V&T #22 "Inyo" backs her short train onto the wye in a grove of tree... (more)