Black plaque № 49027

Reno, NV, United States

Virginia And Truckee Railroad Right Of Way. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad was built between 1868 and 1872 to connect the mining and milling communities of the Comstock to the Central Pacific Railroad that ran through Reno.The line first connected Virginia City to Carson City in 1869, but work to r

un the railroad north moved quickly. Soon after Chinese laborers graded this section during the summer of 1871, track gangs commenced laying rail south, reaching Steamboat Springs by late October. Nin

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