Glory Days. In a scene reminiscent of the glory days of the V&T, Locomotives 29 and 18 charge out the east portal of the "Yellow Jacket Tunnel", pouring gorgeous plumes into the desert sky.... (more)

V&T 29 exits Tunnel 4 on it's way to Virginia City

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)

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)

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)

Find the train. The magnificent landscape dwarfs a V&T photo freight on a Lerro photo charter. At about 5 miles and nearly an hour's elapsed time to set up, this was an attempt to set a record ... (more)

Steamscape: American Flat. The Virginia & Truckee Railway's Virginia City Train runs north (compass west) around the horseshoe curve, above the long-abandoned mill complex known as American... (more)

Historic Gold Hill Depot. The V&T Train from Mound House pulls away from the historic Gold Hill Depot, bound for Virginia City, roughly a mile and a half to the north. In the late 1800s an... (more)

Steamscape: Gold Hill, Nevada. Here's a 2012 look at the historic mining town of Gold Hill, Nevada. Located barely a mile south of Virginia City, this town was a mecca of mining and miner... (more)

Pete Lerro charter. It is a small detail, but I think what really appeals to me about this picture is the silhouette of the engineer. He looks very intent.

Alpine Sunset at Scales. Literally minutes from losing the late afternoon sunlight over the peaks to the west, the V&T's Locomotive 29 and her pretty trainset take their last bows for the L... (more)