The railroad ran this short segment of track for roughly 15 years. At that point in the 1990's the rebuilding of the railroad truly started to move. One hindrance that appeared to be unrealistic was the Overman Pit. An immense gap in the ground that was situated in a part of the previous railroad right-of-way which made it about difficult to augment the line past it's present length.
The State of Nevada ventured in with a multi-million dollar contract to fill in a segment of the pit, which had been made by mining after the rails had been evacuated, permitting the development and modifying of the railroad to proceed. The pit was halfway re-filled and rails soon took after.
The rails were re-showed up after over 50 years of having been gone and they were taking after about the same way they had when the V and T was worked more than 100 years back. The line continued through Overman Pit and on to Donovan; embracing the mountain to Scales, American Flat and Hayward. From here the rails touch base in Moundhouse and make a slight reroute promote north than they initially did.
The first area of the line has subsequent to been produced and now has streets and houses situated on it. Be that as it may, not to stress as the railroad kept laying it's track north and into Eastgate. This is the place the railroad presently arrives at an end at the Carson Eastgate Depot.
The State of Nevada and the proprietor's of the Virginia and Truckee have an extraordinary relationship. A great part of the remaining separation from the present rails at Eastgate onto Carson City, a separation of around 6 to 7 miles, is still in place and the privilege of-path is fit as a fiddle. Arrangements are in progress to expand the railroad the remaining separation presenting to it the distance to a moved station inside of Carson City.
With the downturn in the economy and another drop being figure, who knows when the cash will seem to proceed with the re-laying of the rail on the V and T. Rest guaranteed, it will be finished as confirm by the apparently unfavorable chances confronted by the restorers of the line since they started the venture, and their mind-boggling accomplishment to date.
So on the off chance that you feel like a train ride, and you're in the region of Reno, make a trip and visit Virginia City and take the "wealthiest railroad on the planet" for a speedy 35 minute ride down the line from Virginia City to Gold Hill or in the event that you can invest more energy and need a genuine treat, the 3 hour roundtrip from Virginia City to Eastgate Carson Depot.
