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PRESS RELEASE RENO, NEVADA JANUARY 11, 2010 The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City has just agreed to bring the V&T McKeen Motorcar No. 22 out of the shops and onto the turntable for a sneak preview for our group with plenty of opportunities to take photos. This motorcar ran on the V&T for 64 years until 1945 when it was retired. In 1996 No. 22 was donated to the Nevada State Railroad Museum and has been under restoration for the past 13 years. This historic piece of equipment moved on it's own power on museum grounds on October 15, 2009. The official unveiling to the public is set for May 9, 2010 to coincide with the centennial of the car. Our Trains & Travel group has been granted a sneak preview of No. 22 at the museum in Carson City on March 16, 2010 in the morning. This viewing and photo session will only be available to those folks that have booked on our Virginia & Truckee Railfan Day March 15. |
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This event is scheduled for the benefit of those railfans attending Winterrail in Stockton, California on March 13-14, 2010.
Virginia City, Nevada is less than a four hour drive from Stockton. Railfans from Southern California have easy return access
to the Los Angeles area after our V&T event by driving US 395 down the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Nevada's most famous short line is the Virginia & Truckee Railroad which connected Reno with Carson City, Virginia City, and Minden. Operating for 80 years, the V&T was Nevada’s Bonanza Railroad as it hauled valuable Comstock ore to quartz reduction mills located at Silver City and along the Carson River. The Railroad Company was organized in Nevada on March 5, 1868. The objective was to connect Comstock ore producing mines with quartz reduction mills and, on the return trip, to bring in needed lumber, mining timbers and cord wood for fuel. The 21-mile standard gauge line was completed on January 29, 1870 between Carson and Virginia City. A 31-mile extension north from Carson City through Franktown, Washoe City, and Steamboat Springs connected the Comstock with transcontinental rail service at Reno in August of 1872. The public Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V&T Railway is rebuilding the line from Gold Hill, which is where the connection with the current V&T Railroad is located, to Carson City. On August 14, 2009 the inaugural run was made for area dignitaries over the newly laid section of railroad between Gold Hill and Eastgate, which is just inside of the Carson City limits. Rail has been laid past Eastgate towards Carson Canyon and rebuilding will continue through the canyon and closer to the city center. Our railfan day will include special consists pulled by steam out of Virginia City to the end of rail. Railroad management will have a better idea of the equipment that we can use for our photo specials and just how far we can run by early 2010. As this information is made available to us we will update this page.
On Tuesday March 16 we will have a morning viewing of the historic V&T McKeen Motorcar No. 22 at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. They have just completed a 13 year restortation project and the official public unveiling is set for May 9, 2010. We have been given the honor to get a sneak preview of the McKeen car before the public unveiling. While at the railroad museum you will have the opportunity to view some of the other equipment that has been stored for the winter.
Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. OF THE VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD
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