Military convoy stops by Carson City’s Railroad Museum during cross country pilgrimage
On Thursday morning, a military convoy led by veterans and military enthusiasts stopped at the Nevada Railroad Museum in Carson City after having already driven 150 miles that morning.
The convoy is made up of authentic vintage military vehicles such as ambulances, jeeps, motorcycles, armored trucks, and even bicycles. See video here.
The convoy is making its way across the country to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first U.S. Army Transcontinental Convoy from Washington, D.C. to San Francisco.
The convoy is made up of about 70 vehicles from the Military Vehicle Preservation Association. It left the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 11 and is scheduled to arrive at Lincoln Park in San Francisco on Saturday, exactly 100 years from the arrival of the first convoy.
The first Transcontinental Motor Convoy came through Carson City in 1919. Carson City Chamber Director Ronni Hannaman writes about the stop and the history of the Lincoln Highway, in a fascinating article you can read here.
Three Nevada men are part of the convoy — John Gillich of Reno, Bryon Johnson of Virginia City and Bill Krieder of Carson City.
The convoy will be posted at the railroad museum until 1 p.m. on Thursday at which point it will take off again to travel to Strawberry, Calif., before finishing for the evening in Placerville, Calif.
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