exhibits
Communication Exhibit
Until recent times, trains ran according to published Timetables, which were carefully devised to keep trains from running into each other. With this exhibit you will learn about the Telegraph and the stick or hoop used to communicate with the crew, as well as other communication systems.
Other Exhibits
Virginia & Truckee Combine No. 20
Virginia & Truckee Passenger-Smoker-Baggage car No. 20 was purchased in 1907 and is the newest acquisition for the Nevada State Railroad Museum. No. 20 … Read More
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Virginia & Truckee Locomotive No. 12 – GENOA (On Loan From the CSRM)
The Baldwin Locomotive Works built the Genoa in 1873 for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad. The engine pulled express passenger trains at a top … Read More
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Virginia & Truckee Locomotive No. 25
The first new locomotive purchased by the Virginia & Truckee Railway since its boom days of 1876 was No. 25. Built in 1905 by … Read More
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