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Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad

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Train Parts Patterns for V & T Railroad
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This item SOLD at 2016 Sep 30 @ 08:19UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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The Roundhouse in Carson City had a machine shop in the basement where train parts were fabricated. Four model pieces included in this lot: 1. marked V & T RR 1874; 2. marked Coach 18; 3. marked Coach 4; 4. marked Exp 14. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (reporting mark VT) was built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada. At its height, the railroad's route ran from Reno south to Carson City, Nevada. In Carson City, the mainline split into two branches. One branch continued south to Minden, while the other branch traveled east to Virginia City. The first section constructed from Virginia City to Carson City was constructed commencing in 1869 to haul ore, lumber and supplies for the Comstock Lode. The railroad was abandoned in 1950 after years of declining revenue. Much of the rail infrastructure was pulled up and sold, along with the remaining locomotives and railcars. We haven't seen pieces like these in three decades.

City: Carson City State: Nevada, Date: c. 1800's Inventory# 24910