A beginner-friendly bike route, the Virginia Creeper Trail (another converted rail-trail) in Damascus, offers shuttle services for those looking to ride one way without having to turn back.

Visitors can take a ride on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, a famed short line that once hauled silver across the region. Foodies can stop by the Red Dog Saloon for wings, pizza and live music ...

Visitors can take a ride on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, a famed short line that once hauled silver across the region. Foodies can stop by the Red Dog Saloon for wings, pizza and live music. The ...

George Donner, along with 24 other Donner Party members, were trapped by a snowstorm at Alder Creek Valley near Truckee in late 1846. Only 11 of them survived; George Donner himself died of ...

By Candy Duncan — The Virginia Truckee Railroad begins its 50th season on May 24, 2025. This portion of the historic railroad was rebuilt by the Gray Family and began service on July 2, 1976 ...

Visitors can take a ride on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, a famed short line that once hauled silver across the region. Foodies can stop by the Red Dog Saloon for wings, pizza and live music ...

In 1976, the V&T Railroad was revived as a heritage railroad, and today it still offers tourists the chance to ride the historic route from Carson City to Virginia City.

It helped Nevada become the 36th state The wealth from Virginia City’s mines, particularly the silver used to finance the Union during the Civil War, helped push for Nevada’s statehood. Nevada became ...

Motorists travel along a snow-covered state Route 267 in Truckee, Calif., Friday. Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains ...

Train trips that capture the holiday spirit are offered all over the country. Here are some of the festive best train tours for you and your family.

CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada State Railroad Museum has acquired a 1907 Virginia & Truckee Passenger car from the Southern California Railroad Museum, with the car arriving at the museum in Carson ...

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.