This week, Chris Rizzoli of Rizzoli Locomotive Works has provided a guest blog post describing how he came to design custom steam whistles for the V&T Railroad. He also talks about growing his business. Please check out his excellent videos below. These videos are selected from his UP3368 YouTube channel. Let us know if you […]
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V&T Luxury Parlor Car: The Ardelle Mae
The Ardelle Mae is the jewel of the passenger car fleet at the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. Recently she was used for two special charter trains. On Saturday, May 7, 2017, a group of railfans who donated to a KNPB membership drive were rewarded with a special ride on the Ardelle Mae. The next day […]
Nevada’s Wild Horses Seen From a V&T Train
On April 29 and May 2, 2017, I was able to shoot video footage of wild horses in Mound House and Virginia City, Nevada. The first shots were taken on the rear platform of a special Virginia & Truckee Railroad train from Carson City to Virginia City. The railfans onboard rode up to see […]
V&T VP Tom Gray Narrates “Steam Built” Short Video
V&T’s Tom Gray — Video Star Rising? “Steam Built” Our graphic artist Donna showed me this video from the VCBelowTheSurface website run by the Virginia City Tourism Commission: Tom is our beloved, fearless leader at the Virginia & Truckee Railroad 😆 Actually, his title is President of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company, Inc. […]
Historia de Virginia & Truckee
Nevada’s Virginia and Truckee Railroad por Stephen Drew Compre at Amazon.com Otras publicaciones históricas disponibles de Virginia & Truckee Railroad Historical Society (The Virginia & Truckee: Nevada’s Bonanza Railroad) By Stephen E. Drew La historia del Virginia & Truckee Railroad es muy interesante! Haga un paseo de regreso a la historia con el original […]
