Join us for a day of drama and intrigue.
Looking for a unique way to treat your Valentine this year? Join us on the Virginia Truckee Railroad on Saturday, February 15 and immerse yourself in solving a Murder Mystery with the Fun Time Players at your choice of 2:30pm or 4:30pm.
Murder Mystery fans will be presented with a mystery full of intrigue and plenty of drama (and a few laughs) as we travel through the historic Comstock Mining district to Gold Hill. This one-of-a-kind experience will transport you back to the golden age of trains and murder mysteries...Read More
With Carson Chandler.
With music inspired by Alan Jackson, George Strait, Cody Johnson, Carson's early evening train is sure to sell-out.
As a 23 year old upcoming country artist, Carson Chandler is cutting his path throughout the music industry with the goal of bringing American western country music back to mainstream radio. Carson's inspiration of music comes from Alan Jackson, George Strait, Waylon Jennings and includes newer country music like Cody Johnson, Randall King, and Josh Turner. The young country western singer has built a strong genre of music that is sure to get you two stepping holes in the soles of your boots...Read More
There's no better place than the V&T for making your next movie!
We offer so many features for filmmakers and photographers, starting with stunning vistas, historic equipment, an unobstructred four-mile section of track around American Flat, surrounding terrain ridge lines are clear and distinct for sky replacements... Read More
Regular Daily Trains Return 5/24/25
Narrated train ride to Gold Hill and back. The 35 minute ride is by far the most famous of all American short lines. The ornate V&T trains hosted U.S. presidents and foreign dignitaries in their heyday. The V and T R.R., completed in 1869, also hauled millions of dollars in gold and silver ore from the mines of the Comstock. You may even see wild horses run alongside the tracks. The Diesel Train runs daily 7 times a day. With the exception of the last 4pm train, you can depart the train, check out Gold Hill and return on a later train that day.... Read More