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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

On this train, whistles are blown when deer and wild horses are sighted in the canyon below, the conductor tells passengers. The whistles sound again before the train stops on a ridge to let the 225 ...

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 ...