VIRGINIA TRUCKEE RAILROAD CELEBRATES HERITAGE DAYS September 4,5,6, 2021 August 27, 2021 Contact: Tom Gray 775 847-0380 tgray@virginiatruckee.com Candy Duncan 775 721-6255 duncan50candy@hotmail.com Virginia City, Nevada may seem like a long way from the storied Civil War battlegrounds of the South, but on Memorial Day weekend Civil War cannons will be booming again on the […]
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2018 Civil War Battle Trains in Virginia City!
(this event is over for 2018) Hi, it’s Jim with a quick guest post. I want to make sure everyone comes to the Civil War Days in Virginia City. The 2019 dates are August 31 through September 2, over Labor Day weekend. Be sure to ride one of the best local events of the year […]
Lookback: Great Scenic Railway Journeys and Photographer Special
Great Scenic Railway Journeys — V&T Segment on Youtube Did you know the Virginia & Truckee has been featured on the PBS Emmy award winning TV show Great Scenic Railway Journeys? This video features Stephen Drew, foremost V&T history expert and (retired) Curator of the California State Railroad Museum at Old Sacramento. Mr. Drew now […]
1869 vs. 2017: UNR Autonomous Robots Lab Test at Tunnel 4
About a month ago we were approached by two University of Nevada, Reno students about flying drones around a railroad tunnel. There have been a lot of people who want to fly drones in the area — this request was different! These were students of Professor Kostas Alexis. Prof. Alexis runs the Autonomous Robots Lab, […]
Terminally Ill Child’s Wish Granted: Thanks V&T, WCRG & Save Protect!
I was at the V&T Railroad answering phones one day, something I normally don’t do. I was delighted to respond to a message from Johnny Larkins of the Save Protect Foundation in Dayton, NV. He was handling the case of Victor Sciarrotta, a six year old who is battling terminal cancer. Mr. Larkins told me […]
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