V&T Virginia & Truckee. Ride the Historic Rail.

Sisters in History Route. Ride the multi-million-dollar reconstructed historic 1869 route from Carson City to Virginia City. The trip takes 1.5 hours each way. Choose between a 1914 Baldwin Steam locomotive or a strapping diesel locomotive. The journey starts above the Carson River Canyon, goes along the east side of Mound House and across a spectacular railroad bridge over U.S. Hwy. 50, then picks up the historic Comstock era route. See working mines and mine ruins, silver ore veins and maybe even a herd of Nevada’s own wild mustangs.
For prices or more information, call 1-800-Nevada-1 or go to visitcarsoncity.com.

The fires of Engine 29 have been dramatically rekindled and the sleek engine is once again steaming over the Virginia & Truckee Railroad’s famous silver rails, carrying history buffs and visitors on regular jaunts between Carson City and Virginia City.
The V&T, as it was called back in the Comstock Lode days of the late 1800s, was the primary link that hauled silver-laden ore from the Virginia City mines to a mainline in Carson. Once the veins were tapped out, the rail line was silenced and lay dormant. That changed in 2009 when the $55 million restoration project revitalized the nearly 17-mile line. Today, as it was done 140 years ago, passengers journey through America’s Old West, pass under mountains via two tunnels, skirt mine relics, and enjoy a trundling mobile platform for spying upon bands of wild horses that are foraging in the high desert.
Engine 29 is a 1916 Baldwin consolidation 2-8-0 steam engine entrained by two 1914 Pullman cars bearing the V&T’s distinctive yellow and green paint scheme. During the course of the 75-minute trip, the conductor draws back the covers of history and reveals the events and circumstances that were part of life in the days before the Silver State was even recognized as a state.
Diesel train rides are also available.
Roundtrip steam train and diesel train tickets are available by calling or going online. The season is Memorial Day Weekend through October 31. Be sure to check the website for updates.
To reserve tickets, call 1-800-NEVADA-1 or go to visitcarsoncity.com.