The Virginia Truckee Railroad holiday steam trains depart from the original 1870 depot in Virginia City. The Candy Cane Express will begin on the Friday after Thanksgiving and run on Saturday and ...

The Virginia Truckee Railroad is bringing holiday magic to families with its festive train rides departing from the historic 1870 depot in Virginia City, Nevada. The Candy Cane Express, a beloved ...

The Virginia & Truckee Railroad opened its 2010 season with completely booked train rides over Memorial Day weekend. After a sold-out season in 2009, the V&T has expanded operations to Friday through ...

Bob Gray, who brought the defunct Virginia & Truckee Railroad back to life and spent 40-plus years restoring it, died April 3 in Orinda, California. He was 97. Gray’s love affair with the historic ...

After 80 operating years as one of the most glamorous transport agencies of the old American West, the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, running from Reno to Carson City and Minden, Nev., closed its books ...

Reno, Nev. — A long-waited opening for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad is finally here Saturday, May 26 at the Virginia City Depot on 165 F Street. Seven narrated steam and diesel trains will be ...

VIRGINIA CITY – As St. Mary’s noon bell tolled Thursday, a team of train experts and volunteers prepared to move the Virginia & Truckee No. 18 Dayton steam locomotive into its new home at the Comstock ...

Ask a 3-year-old what sound a train makes, and the child will give out a “whoo whoo,” even a child who has never seen a train in person. From Johnny Cash songs to “Petticoat Junction,” said author and ...