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Steam & Excursion > During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Famous!Date: 09/30/16 03:54 During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Famous! Author: LoggerHogger Some railroads were blessed with the ability to run a number of excursions for visiting railfans in the years leading up to their abandonment. The Virginia & Truckee out of Carson City Nevada was one such line that went out of business in a well documented fashion.
With the Virginia City line being pulled up for scrap in 1941 all the last excursions leading up to the end in May 1950 were run between Reno and Minden. This allowed for fans to photograph the trains as they exited the Washoe Canyon just before entering Washoe City. This little trestle that we see here with V&T #26 and her short train became a favorite jumping off spot for run-bys. Here we see the conductor has come over to the "camera side" of the train to watch the run-by unfold. Soon even these trips would be no more as the rail on the "Silver Shortline" was finally pulled. For the next many decades only the trestle would be left to remind us of the famous trains that once ran through this desert canyon. Martin Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 09/30/16 06:13 by LoggerHogger.  Date: 09/30/16 05:47 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: refarkas You can't imagine how much I enjoy these posts of yours. While the photos are first class, the explanations of the story behind the photo raises your posts to an even higher level. Thank you.
Bob Date: 09/30/16 13:33 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: callum_out Much of that little trestle survived into the 21st Century on the right of 395 and off to the left
could be seen the straight run across the Meadow. Really too bad the line didn't survive a bit longer. Out Date: 09/30/16 16:03 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: CaliforniaSteam Didn't a few of the wooden trestle's and maybe that one in the picture burn a few years back in a brush fire? I hope not.
CS Date: 09/30/16 16:11 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: callum_out Last couple times I've driven the new Interstate link, look forward to that in a wind driven snow storm! Might be
good reason to drop down and check out what's left of the bridge. Out Date: 09/30/16 17:29 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: zscale Yes they did indeed burn in Washoe canyon in 2013.
CaliforniaSteam Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Didn't a few of the wooden trestle's and maybe > that one in the picture burn a few years back in a > brush fire? I hope not. > > CS Posted from Android Date: 10/02/16 13:14 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: coach Does this location still exist, or is it buried under the new freeway?
Date: 10/03/16 05:42 Re: During The Last Runs Of This Famous Line This Spot Became Fam Author: LoggerHogger coach Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > Does this location still exist, or is it buried > under the new freeway? The location is still there but the trestle burned just a couple years ago. Martin |