We'll know in just a few days whether the Carson City Railroad project will be funded or not. My hope is they lose the vote and have to go back to the drawing...
I understand if you want to back away from this. I have been recently re-employed by the Government as a consultant, and that is taking up an increasing...
Does anyone know why this locomotive was transferred to the Gold Hill group from the V&T Railroad? Will it be secure at the new site? I understand the value...
The locomotive title remains, and always has been, with the Feather River Shortline. The locomotive was leased to the V&T and is being returned to the Feather...
I knew the #8 came from the Feather River / Quincy area. What was the history of it being at the Portola Railroad Museum? Was the Feather River Shortline Group...
I am not sure that I can remember the history any longer. It came from a logging railroad in Oregon, I think. It was probably never on the WP. The Feather...
HI all, Feather River Shortline is an organization that WAS once a real group with many members. If you think the Commission runs things oddly, y'a ain't seen...
Originally Sierra Nevada Wood & Lumber Co. out of Hobart Mills, CA. Baldwin 32160 Built Nov. 1907. Sold to Clover Valley Lumber Co. Aug 1938. Was on display at...
David: I think your description is probably pretty accurate. I remember seeing that engine on open air display at the fairgrounds in Quincy many years ago and...
A friend in Nevada told me the vote was no, the project might be dead, but the ray of light is the Grays could end up with the track, and I have said that they...
The project is not dead! Talked to Bob Crowell last night, he is for the project but it will have to rely on other than public funds to buil the rest of the...
Does anyone have the text of the bill which was apparently rejected by the voters? I am curious where this was going and what the implications are now. ...
... by the voters? I am ... Here's the text that was on the ballot. "Do you support an increase in the sales and use tax in Carson City, Nevada, of 1/8th of...
ComputerVet's points are right on target, except there is still a couple meetings before the new Board of Supes comes in where they could put the tax in. ...
One more point, it's a good question whether the railroad itself will make money. According to the proposals by the private operator Sierra Railroad, before...
Mr. Corbett, thanks for you (as usual) excellent commentary. John Tyson is now the president of the FRSL, but other members seem to have been left out of the...
The fundamental, underlying issue is whether or not the railroad will become part of a world-recognized attraction with long, full trains at a premium ticket...
... I would say "suspended animation" is more appropriate than "belly up." As long as the Commission exists they will exist. We'll see what changed come with...
How can I contact them via e-mail, or any way, and will the Grays run it if NDOT is put in charge of the project? I think they should run it, as I have made...
News Carson City is reporting that they've broken ground on the railroad bridge that will carry the V&T tracks over Hwy 50 in Mound House. This bridge is a...
Hi Scott, Thanks for the update, keep up the great reporting! Yesterday I drove down to Carson City to see the progress, I had heard on the KOH news during a...
First let me say I appreciate your energy and initiative in wanting to contact NDOT. You know, I don't know the ins and outs of NDOT. The local NDOT office is...
It is a stretch, but I think the #18 (are they going to renumber her for the new V&T?) should be on the new V&T right now. She is now a V&T locomotive, and...
Hi Carsonites, If you want to go watch Mayor Marv and incoming Mayor Bob Crowell tomorrow, go to the V&T Commission property before 2pm on Wednesday, November...
I thought I posted a reply to your contract question, if it doesn't show up I'll post it again. Regarding the question of renaming the McCloud #18, you're...
Although I appreciate the desire of many to hold the line with respect to historic preservation, all such hope was lost when the original V&T ceased operations...
I agree with what was aid below, now I feel that the name on the tender should reflect the railroad the locomotive is on. Now I don't care what number the #18...
Hi Pieman, ... It depends on what the Commission wants to do. The contract has no expiration date, the only clause in the contract that calls for the return of...
I get the Nevada Appeal by mail in Reno, so it comes a few days after it's printed. I do scan the paper online daily, and I missed this article until I got the...
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