A short V&T freight led by 2-8-0 #29 arrives in Gold Hill, NV. A shell of it's
former self, all that remains of the once thriving mining district with 8,000 residents are a few hillside structures and the historic 1869 Gold Hill depot seen above, bottom right. At one point, as recent as 2012, there was a spur track which ran towards the visible loading dock.
Go ahead, click on the underlined link "former self" above, you will be amazed. Then, click here to see another image of this location taken in the late 1870's - follow the tracks north over the trestle and just past the cut and you will find the station featured in the photograph above.
Incidentally, while there are several surviving V&T steam engines, #29 is heritage belongs to the Longview, Portland & Northern Railway #680 (1922), nee Louisiana & Pacific Railway Co. #252 (Baldwin built in 1916).
