V&T Railroad progress  09-01-08

This is a view of the V&T Railroad from Mound House.  Train is actually running on the newly laid rail for first time.  
Locomotives can now travel a route from Virginia City, past Gold Hill and continue the downward grade into Mound House.
Plans are to have the V&T operate from Virginia City to Carson City by 2010.  


    First inaugural steam run of approx. 14 miles with the new V & T line.  Locomotive is traveling southbound (backwards) across the new
Hwy 50 bridge crossing.  Photo taken 8-12-09  at approx. 8:45 PM.   Sorry about the photo quality, just not much daylight left for a cheap digital camera.

    Only a few people knew about this surprise run from Virginia City down to East Gate.   At East Gate switching yard, Locomotive fills up with water, then changes to a forward position pulling the V&T coaches.   The locomotive is #29  2-8-0 wheel arrangement.

    The official Grand opening for the V&T is planned for Aug. 14th.  

Just some fun railroad  information to share with you.

More photos of various spots along the V&T Railroad.  

       
                                                V&T railroad grade climb after crossing Hwy 50 bridge.   Distant backdrop are the Sierra mountains (Lake Tahoe). 

       
Climbing the grade out of Mound house just above the Race track.                                     Very long distance view of first tunnel after looping around the Mound house grade.

       
Close up of tunnel same one that was in the long shot view.  Marker #15                                          Inside shot of the V&T tunnel construction.

   
View of standing at tunnel looking across valley.  Barely see the grade cuts for track.     View from tunnel showing the mining operations in valley.  Some are still in use.  
             
                                                                              
                                         These three photos are showing the grade climb around the back side of the mining operations heading towards Gold hill.

     
     One of the sidings is located about a 2 miles after the #15 marker.                           After the siding, the track continues just along the backside of the mining operations.




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