Trains
History in the Neigborhood: Reno's Fourth Street and Train Depot
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/14/2015 - 11:29pm
Trains played a big part in Northern Nevada history, transporting copper, silver and goods across the desert.
Tahoe Talks Lunch Series Continues March 18
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/14/2015 - 12:27am
A Tahoe Talks Brown Bag Lunch Series recently launched offers a monthly forum for people to discuss and learn more about ways to strengthen communities, make towns safer for bicyclists and pedestrians, and help protect Lake Tahoe’s amazing natural resources.
Lunches are held monthly at Lake Tahoe Community College. They cover topics ranging from transportation to the economy and the environment, and offer a comfortable, low-key setting for people to discuss and learn about those issues. The events are free to the public.
Medals were elusive for two South Shore snowboarders in X Game Superpipe finals
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/25/2015 - 11:51am
South Lake Tahoe's Hannah Teter and Elena Hight both made it to the Snowboard Superpipe finals Saturday night at the X Games in Aspen, CO but were unable to turn their runs into medal contenders.
Teter, a six time X Game medalist, won the event in 2004 and came in third in 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2012. The 27-year old came in seventh this year with rounds of 51, 48 and 10.66.
25-year old Hight made her tenth appearance at the X Games this weekend. The five time medalist ended in eighth this year with rounds of 21.66, 46 and 32.
Opinion: Is Meyers a community willing to work together?
Submitted by paula on Tue, 10/28/2014 - 11:14pm
After witnessing the Tahoe Paradise Resort Improvement District (TPRID) meeting last week I starting thinking how the residents of Meyers and Tahoe Paradise could be better served.
What happened at the TPRID meeting was a sad display of a board in action. There was yelling, arguing and, what one person witnessing everything said, “don’t air your dirty laundry in a meeting like this.”
Volunteers remove 100 gallons of invasive Milfoil from Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/12/2014 - 11:32pm
100 gallons of invasive Eurasian Watermilfoil were removed from the Upper Truckee River by 14 League to Save Lake Tahoe volunteers on August 5.
The volunteers worked on the 1,000 foot stretch of the river near the Tahoe Keys Marina. This infestation was the first to be identified and removed by trained Eyes on the Lake volunteers. It was also the first confirmed new infestation discovered at Lake Tahoe in several years. A follow-up volunteer effort will take place later this month to ensure the infestation is completely gone.
Whodunnit on the V & T?
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/03/2014 - 9:13pm
Event Date:
July 18, 2014 - 6:00pm
Hijinks on the Comstock with a twist comes to Carson City this summer with "Where is the Gold?" a Wild West melodrama and murder mystery dinner set aboard a vintage Virginia and Truckee Railroad steam engine train, July 18 and August 15.
"Where is the Gold?" produced by the Brewery Arts Center will entertain with plenty of Comstock legend and lore intertwined with spellbinding whodunit mystery. The audience will be invited to help the cast of characters solve the mystery of who stole the gold, and who is responsible for the death of Mr. Big.
65th Annual Wagon Train Hits the Trail in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 05/20/2014 - 9:19pm
Event Date:
June 1, 2014 (All day)
It was well before the the cry of "gold" was heard throughout the country that wagon trains full of families and adventurers were making their way west.
In the early 1850's, one of the major land routes to California, traversing what we now know as Echo Summit and the Highway 50 corridor, became known as the "Roaring Road". Travel was so heavy, oftentimes wagon trains were forced to wait for days to have their turn on the road.
Historic V & T Railroad Begins Season With Annual Mother's Day Wild West Train Ride
Submitted by paula on Sun, 04/20/2014 - 8:10pm
Event Date:
May 11, 2014 (All day)
Mothers will be the star passengers Sunday, May 11 on a special edition train ride from Nevada's capital, Carson City to the 1860's boom-era mining town of Virginia City. Tickets are on sale now for a window seat into Nevada's Old West aboard the historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad. The ride features storytelling, history and lore, shopping, a long stem rose for mom, and brunch opportunities in Virginia City.
V & T Railroad Transforms Into Polar Express for the Holidays
Submitted by paula on Thu, 10/31/2013 - 11:10pm
With the holiday season just weeks away, THE POLAR EXPRESS train is cannonballing down the fast track, with nearly all tickets aboard the historic Virginia and Truckee Railroad sold out.
V&T Halloween Spirit Train: A fundraiser to help cancer patients, caregivers
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 09/18/2013 - 12:30pm
Event Date:
October 19, 2013 - 6:00pm
Take part in a special evening of historic trains, spirits (beer, wine), music, and special treats for adults 21 years of age and older to help local cancer patients and their caregivers.
The non-profit foundation, Empowered Lives through the Cancer Journey, housed at the Sierra Nevada Cancer Center, is hosting this adults-only fundraising event – an evening of Halloween fun and gaiety. The event is scheduled for October 19, 2013 at 6 p.m., at the V&T Railroad, F Street Station in Virginia City.
Top San Francisco Bluegrass Band, Three Times Bad, Tahoe Debut at the Divided Sky
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/24/2013 - 8:23am
Event Date:
April 27, 2013 - 10:00pm Top San Francisco bluegrass band, Three Times Bad, brings their distinctive brand of dirty American roots music to the Divided Sky on Saturday, April 27.
Location
The Divided Sky
3200 US Highway 50 , South Lake Tahoe
http://www.thedividedsky.com/
United States
38° 56' 40.3764" N, 119° 58' 32.0196" W
See map: Google Maps
LTCC Theater Arts presents 'Around the World in 80 Days'
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:01pm
Event Date:
March 15, 2013 - 7:30pm
Stampeding elephants, raging typhoons, and runaway trains fill the Duke Theatre stage as the Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Arts Department presents the hit comedy adventure, “Around the World in 80 Days,” by Mark Brown, adapted from the popular novel by Jules Verne. Performances are March 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees on March 17 and 24 at 2:00 p.m.
An antidote to languid electronics, 3upFront comes home for gig 2,501
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 6:00am"We gave up our youth and model railroad trains; picked up guitars and we changed our names.With experience of a tortured youth; you turn up the music and go in search of the truth."- Beat Farme...
Text of Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013 State of the State Address
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/24/2013 - 11:17am
California Gov. Jerry Brown today delivered the 2013 State of the State Address. Here's the prepared text:
El Dorado County Sheriff's Office hosts Community Emergency Response Team Academy
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 4:36pmSignups are underway for the 2013 El Dorado County Community Emergency Response Team Academy, which will run four days in April, Sheriff John D’Agostini announced Thursday.
The Community Emergency Response Team Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.
Trains carrying more oil across US amid boom
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/29/2012 - 6:00amBILLINGS, Mont. - Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse - the locomotive - to move their crude to refineries across the...
Travel "Around the World in 80 Days" with LTCC Theatre
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/18/2012 - 9:58am
Event Date:
January 8, 2013 - 7:00pm Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Unabashedly slapstick – it’s Monty Python meets the Three Stooges! Lake Tahoe Community College Theatre Department is staging this classic adventure this winter.
Location
Lake Tahoe Community College Duke Theatre
One College Drive
South Lake Tahoe
United States
30° 8' 16.9404" N, 81° 46' 25.6368" W
See map: Google Maps
V&T Railroad offering special edition Mother's Day Train Rides
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 05/06/2012 - 6:58pm
This Mother’s Day, take mom on an historical train excursion via the Virginia and Truckee Railroad Sunday, May 13.
This special edition train ride from Carson City to Virginia City will provide mom with a long stem rose, Wild West history, storytelling, shopping and dining in Virginia City to go along with the spectacular scenery. The train features a 1953 ALCO heritage diesel locomotive leading 100 year-old Pullman coaches displaying the distinctive yellow and green of the V&T.
Rail festival in Carson City and Virginia City
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 10:23amThe 6th Annual Virginia City/Carson City Railfest – a celebration of trains and the Virginia & Truckee Railroad is Aug. 13-14. Events take place all day both days in Virginia City and Carson Cit...
