Contented Model Railroaders
Close up of 29s valve gear
Keith, Bob, Richard and Friend
Cemetery on hillside – with an average death age of 42 it was well used…
Train from Virginia City on hillside near Gold Hill
Journey back
Our Driver
The station at Virginia City
Rear view of 29
more of 29
fresh from being watered, 29 chugs by
The Virgina and Truckee run a short 45 min trip to Gold Hill and back.
The short Gold Hill train is fun especially in the gondola
Virginia City Railshed facility
The bar mine!
Luminescent rocks
ice cream devouring
Virginia Rail shed area
on the way
Basement mine area
still searching for the missing coins…
The original Coin machine, it churned out over 4million silver coins
reinactment of an assay office
A sign in mint condition… ha ha
dual gauge turntable
complicated trackwork at the museum
view from the railcar. Note switchover for narrow gauge on track
James Crocker’s Sleeping car
Portholes on the McKeen car
Drive truck for the McKeen railcar. Note drive was only on front wheel and that was a different size to the other wheel.
The “bow” of the McKeen car
Our Rail Car
This French wagon shows the classic european buffers and link and pin coupling mechanism
inside of museum
No 18 resplendent in black
Model railroaders taking it in
The original V and T train
Racing into the Museum…
Model Railroads
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