Last Day of the V&T

Nevada State Railroad Museum: Patrick Allen Collection

The final run of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad was on May 31, 1950. The train was made up of Locomotive #27, Combination Car No. 18, Mail, Express & Baggage Car No. 21, Mail & Baggage Car No. 23, and Caboose #24. Here the train is arriving into the Reno depot in the afternoon, passing by the Southern Pacific freight house on the left and the Club Harlem on the right.

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Source Caption: The last train arrives in Reno on May 31, 1950 around 6:45pm. Onlookers watch No. 27 setting out the last train's boxcar near the Southern Pacific Freight House just short of the Reno depot. The historic Club Harlem is on the right. After setting out the boxcar, No. 27 couples back up to the train and guides No. 1 into the Reno depot for the final time. All photos from the Patrick Allen Collection.

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