Part 2 of the V&T Railfan Spectacular Series, for more info see traintrips.biz, the website of Trains and Travel International, the organizers of this $350 per person tour. From early morning March 15, 2010, I had been in Virginia City since 4am catching video of the crew prepping #29 for a full day’s work.
At 6am we left the F Street Depot in Virginia City with 25 paying railfans ready for a day of up close and personal photography of the recently revived Virginia and Truckee Railroad. Two new coaches and miles of new track were the target, plus with the return of steam in 2008, it’s like a whole new railroad.