Reno Railfans & Comstock Historical Society

Amtrak California Zephyr pulls Santa Fe Chico over Verdi bridge Steam's Back on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Virginia City, Nevada

Comstock Historical Society meets in Virginia City monthly

Virginia Truckee History -- Links -- Photos -- Discussion

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Your search is over! Here it is! Biased and subjective information about the Virginia and Truckee Reconstruction Project! Blow-by-blow meeting notes, project docs and maps and more!

Mega-Photos: From The Train Man, Jim Clark Presents the
Virginia & Truckee Image Gallery

*NEW* Here are the Virginia & Truckee Reconstruction Commission Official Minutes

The Sierra Railroad Plan for the V&T 21Mb PDF

Great Photos in a New Slideshow on the Official VTRailway.com website: 25 Mb PDF

David Campbell and Mayor Marv at Public Comment from July V&T Commission meeting on YouTube

Living Steam: The Virginia and Truckee Then and Now at the Nevada State Railroad Museum on Blu-Ray or DVD

Check out the Gold Hill Historical Society website

PHOTO GALLERIES

December 2007 Carson City, Nevada Railroad Museum -- Santa Train

November 2007 High Sierra Model Railroad Tour

October 2007 Carson City Runs the Inyo

*NEW* Meeting Summary -- October 2008 Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Meeting Summary -- September 2008 Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

PARTIAL NOTES *** Meeting Summary -- August 2008 Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Meeting Summary -- July 2008 Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Project Map for Entire Project from July Meeting

Project Map for Mound House

Meeting Summary -- June 2008 Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Budget Meeting Summary -- May 15, 2008 Budget Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Meeting Summary -- April 2008 Meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the Virginia and Truckee Railway

Construction Update? -- A Document From SteamTrain.org with an undated update from 2008? See the original .doc from steamtrain.org
AGENDAS -- NEVADA COMMISSION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE VIRGINIA AND TRUCKEE RAILWAY
AGENDAS -- May 15, 2008 Budget Meeting -- June 2, 2008 Regular Meeting -- July 7, 2008 Regular Meeting
OFFICIAL MINUTES -- March, 2008 Regular Meeting

Reno Local, Key Holidays Fun Train and Virginia City Private Car videos at YouTube

To join the mailing list or get club info call 775 229-1818 use the form or send email to info@renorailfans.com.

We are currently just a few members who meet for lunch weekly. Occasionally we do photo sessions on the UP mainline when something interesting is coming through. Please submit your ideas and read the In The Trench newsletter below:

RENO RAILFAN "IN THE TRENCH" NEWSLETTERS

Vol 4 - In The Trench, Second Quarter 2008

Vol 3 - In The Trench, First Quarter 2008

Vol 2 - In The Trench, October-November 2007

Vol 1 - In The Trench, August-September 2007

Need to find a hobbyshop in Reno? O-gauge and garden railroad? Need big trains? Try Reno Rails on 4th Street east of downtown

HO scale, N scale, and all your general hobby/modeling needs? Try High Sierra Hobbies on Kietzke in the south.
Are you a Virginia and Truckee fan?

LivingSteam.com - Virginia and Truckee History, Links and Photos plus the NEW Living Steam High-Definition video is NOW AVAILABLE!


Looking for HD railroad videos? See livingsteam.com for video descriptions and ordering information. Living Steam HD was filmed at the Carson City, Nevada State Railroad Museum. It's 60 minutes and lots of fun!

Including about ten minutes of historical documents, photos and narration, the rest of Living Steam HD shows the volunteers and employees of the Nevada State Railroad Museum firing up the #22 Inyo steam locomotive in October, 2007. See many details of the people and process involved in running these steam trains from the historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad.

Included in the video are the #22 Inyo wood-burning locomotive, the #4 passenger car coming out for the first time in 18 years, plus the workhorse #8 oil-burning locomotive, the #57 V&T wrecking car, the #10 passenger car, the #24 V&T caboose restored as the Nevada Copper Belt #3, and the #53 V&T tunnel car. There is also footage of the #401 Tuscon, Cornelia and Gila Bend motorcar in action.
Do you like being trackside? Then Get Trackside!

TrainArts.com - Get Trackside is being re-edited down to one disc and will be re-released by Spring 2008


As "Train Arts" I produce and distribute 'Get Trackside' and other railroad videos. This is the culmination of months of travel and train-chasing across California, Nevada and Utah during 2006 and 2007. Don't miss the Snowshow in the Sierra from March, 2007! See special tour trains, Union Pacific maintenance of way trucks and much more! Get Trackside is on hold and will be re-released in Spring 2008.

See trainarts.com for sample flash video. These videos focus on the Sierra Nevada operations of Union Pacific and Amtrak. Also included are Reno and Palisade in Nevada, Helper and Soldier Summit in Utah and various California locations such as the Colfax, Niles Canyon, Emeryville, the Carquinez Straits and Jalama Beach in Santa Barbara County.

Get model railroading ideas, follow the videos location by location, and plan your next railfan trip. Included is footage shot from the California Zephyr from Reno through Truckee over Donner Pass to Nyack, CA.
TrackandTrain.com - For People Who Love Real Trains and Model Railroads Railroads in California and tips for model railroaders. Photos, railroad articles, and repostings of my original websites, amsterdam-holland-travel.com, atyourpace.com and califorrnanevada.com.
UtahNevada.com - Traveling Through History My first railroad website for railfans in Utah and Nevada. This site contains my original video gallery, special sections on Helper, Utah, driving summaries of Interstate 80 and Highway 6.
Union Pacific Business Special at Hirschdale Road

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