9:30, Webex meeting opens, Attendees’ show on repeat.Saturday, April 18, live sessions on Cisco Webex (all times are U.S. Beautiful Fragility: Railroad cinematography in the Pacific Northwest, Camron Settlemier.Mikado’s Farewell – China’s Last Steam Railroad, Travis Dewitz & Todd Halamka.A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the CRPA, Oren Helbok & George Hiotis.Return to Copper Country: Rediscovering the Railroads of Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, Scott Lothes.Pre-recorded shows to be released on YouTube throughout the week: Live presentations were presented using Cisco’s Webex live presentations will also be recorded and made available for later viewing on our YouTube channel.ĭownload the Conference Program (17.6 MB).Pre-recorded presentations are available for viewing on our YouTube channel.Thank you so much for joining us, and be sure to let us know what you think in our feedback survey following the event. The response from you and our community has been incredibly heartening. We are delighted with the turnout and success of Virtual Conversations.
In the meantime make sure to check out our attendees’ photography gallery and Human Connections, a series of galleries that examine the global connection of railroading, on our conference webpage. We have also recorded all of the live presentations and will add them to YouTube in the coming weeks. You have our endless gratitude!ĭid you miss any of Virtual Conversation’s presentations? No problem! The pre-recorded shows are already available on YouTube. Thank you to all the presenters and volunteers who devoted countless hours to help make this event happen in such a short period of time. Throughout the day we enjoyed a very passionate and engaged audience, with over 400 participants tuning in. Thank you to all of those who joined us for our first-ever online conference. Railroaders: Jack Delano’s Homefront PhotographyĪn online conference about railroad photography and art.Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #27: Preserved at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler #25: In operation at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.Baldwin 4-4-0 American Type #22 Inyo: In operation at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.Bowker: Preserved at the California State Railroad Museum. Baldwin 2-6-0 Mogul Type #20 Tahoe: Preserved at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg.Central Pacific-Built 4-4-0 American Type #18 Dayton: Preserved in Virginia City, Nevada.Baldwin 2-6-0 Mogul Type #13 Empire: Preserved at the California State Railroad Museum.Baldwin 4-4-0 American Type #12 Genoa: Preserved at the California State Railroad Museum.Baldwin 4-4-0 American Type #11 Reno: On display at Old Tucson Studios in Tuscon, Arizona.Virginia & Truckee Railroad Locomotive Roster Not only did this make the little railroad famous it also allowed for its equipment to remain almost entirely preserved, including nine original steam locomotives! When the Western craze hit the big screen around the same time Hollywood descended upon the railroad as a backdrop for numerous movies. However, life persevered for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. While the mining operations around Virginia City signaled the peak years of the V&T's operations it remained a viable freight line until the late mid-20th century when, after years of lost traffic and revenues, finally ended operations altogether in 1950.
Operated a little over 50 miles of rail line.
Railroad's peak system mileage, it would stretch from Reno to CarsonĬity where it then split into two branches one line headedĮast-northeast to Virginia City (the line being rebuilt as we speak) andĪnother line heading due south to Minden. $400 million, or over $500 billion in today's dollars. While the operation ended in 1878, after onlyġ9 years of operation (due to flooding) it was able to reap rewards of Ore, lumber and supplies for the famed Comstock Lode, the operation ofĮxtracting gold and, particularly, silver from beneath the mountains and The V&T was chartered in 1869 for the express purpose of hauling