Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company records, 1872-1950.

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company records, 1872-1950.

The records consist of correspondence, 1872-1950; six letterpress copybooks supplementary to those in the Yerington Papers, 1880-1924; account books, 1876-1895; receipts, 1877-1879; check receipts, 1873-1891; station accounts, 1874-1929; invoices, 1876-1919; waybills, 1874-1916; and maintenance records, inventories, time books, and financial and operating records.

18 cartons & 32 packages.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7158102

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company.

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The V & T was a standard-gauge road connecting Virginia City with the Central Pacific (later the Southern Pacific) at Reno. Built in 1869-1870, with a side extension from Carson City to Minden constructed in 1905, the road ran its last train in 1950, 12 years after abandonment of the Virginia City end of the line. From the description of Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company records, 1872-1950. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 26239537 ...

Carson and Colorado Railroad

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The Carson & Colorado Railway was built in 1880-1881 as a narrow-gauge extension of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and operated between Carson City, Nev., and Keeler, Calif. From the description of Carson and Colorado Railroad time-roll records, 1897-1898. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 49389844 The C & C, built in 1880-1881 as a narrow-gauge extension of the Virginia & Truckee, q.v., operated between Carson City and Keeler, Califo...