VIRGINIA & TRUCKEE RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

V&TRRHS Publication

No. 16

From the Mines to the Mills:

Virginia & Truckee Ore Cars and Comstock Ore Traffic

by Charlie Siebenthal, Mike Collins, and Stephen Drew

 

The most detailed publication ever on V&T ore cars! Included is an historical overview of V&T ore car operations, detailed sections on the V&T’s five different types of ore cars, an ore car roster, and month-by-month tables detailing exactly how much ore was shipped from the nearly two dozen individual Comstock mines to the 13 mills served by the V&T, 1872-1902. Includes scale ore car drawings by Mike Collins, John Duffy, and Dale Darney.

 

Published September 2024

44 pages

More than 60 illustrations

8-1/2 x 11", Softbound.