V&T RALLY PLANNING DONE

The Carson City, NV Rally that I've been planning for our FMCA Golden Spike Chapter in September, is pretty much finished. The itinerary, and registration forms for the 3 rally days are about to be published in our chapter newsletter, and members will be able to sign up through the month of August.


When we leave the Grand Canyon in mid Sep, we'll have a few days at home in Lake Havasu City before we head north for the rally. We'll be meeting our friends, Bill & Dee Hall, who will also be arriving a few days ahead of the event, to give us a hand in getting everything ready.

The itinerary goes something like this..............

Sep 29 - Arrive at RV Park & evening social hour
Sep 30 - Ride on the Mills Park 24" gauge RR
- Lunch in Carson City
- Tour of NV State RR Museum
- Ride on 1926 Edwards Streetcar
- Dinner at Reds Old 395 Grill
Oct 1 - Ride Virginia & Truckee (V&T) RR steam train from Carson City to Virginia City
- Watch world famous OUTHOUSE RACES on Main Street
- BBQ lunch at the Red Dog Saloon
- Ride V&T steam train back to Carson City
- Hors de ouvers & wine at the depot
- Ride V&T steam train into the Carson River Canyon
- Dinner at Ole Ole Mexican Restaurant

Patty and I are looking forward to getting together with our fellow Golden Spikers, and I'm always up for riding a train that's pulled by a steam engine. As I mentioned in a previous blog post, over 20 years ago, I rode my dirt bike on this old RR grade before it was resurrected as the new Virginia & Truckee Railroad. When we were one of the first to ride on the new V&T last spring, it was an interesting adventure down memory lane, on new RR tracks that didn't exist when I made the trek on my motorcycle.

Now, if the joint agencies responsible for rebuilding the V&T this far, can work out the last details of land acquisition, and find the funding, perhaps the last few miles will eventually be built, all the way into downtown Carson City. In my opinion, it would be a shame not to completely rebuild this famous short line that is so close to the finish line.