Re: V&T is Running
Author: RS32
Date: 06-24-2020 - 19:47
BNSF1995 Wrote:
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> This past Saturday, the Virginia and Truckee began
> running again. They won't be running the trains to
> Eastgate this year, but they still have the Gold
> Hill trains.
>
> Over the weekend, Chris Rizzoli was up there
> testing whistles again, and posted a few videos.
> And those videos revealed something surprising:
> the tunnel car (Car 54) is running. They haven't
> used it for revenue-carrying passenger services
> since the mid-1990s. My best guess is that they're
> using it for social distancing.
54 receives an annual inspection every year and is used in revenue service at least twice a year, sometimes more depending on needs. It is used for the civil war battle trains and Thomas.