The first run of Engine 18 in Carson City to run on V&T rails

Submitted by editor on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 9:21am

Check out some of these great photographs of Locomotive #18 posted by Scott Schrantz at aroundcarson.com. The engine, bought in 2005 by the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the V&T Railway, was in service on Saturday.

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A qualified first

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 07/26/2010 - 11:41am.

Hi,

With history you always have to be careful about "firsts." Technically, this was the "first revenue run to Carson City" with #18.

#18 ran the day before in revenue service from Virginia City to Gold Hill.

And certainly #18 has run on the tracks in Carson City before, when it was delivered onto a truck at Eastgate for service in the movie Water for Elephants.

So the way to qualify Saturday's trip is to include the word "revenue service."

Scott takes great photos, here's more I took in Virginia City:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/virginiaandtruckee1976/message/1293

Local gov't agency loan to buy locomotive: $500,000
Operating subsidies needed to make this possible: $300,000
Repairs to locomotive due to damage while on lease to Sierra Railroad at $3K per year: $100,000+
Photographic moment: Priceless!