From the Odds'n'Ends Department, here's a short video made at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City the day after Thanksgiving, 2009. In a mixed-consist, the authentic #25 V&T steam locomotive is pulling the #8 (non Virginia Truckee) tender and three passenger cars.
We see the Wabuska depot, which was a Southern Pacific depot in Wabuska, Nevada along the Carson and Colorado route. Then Virginia and Truckee #25 runs under the wig-wag crossing signals and into the station to swap passengers for the next run.
At the end of the train is Nevada Copper Belt (NCB) caboose #3. As explained in the video, the Nevada State Railroad Museum was originally intended to be a Virginia and Truckee museum, but later expanded their focus to include other Nevada Railroads like the Nevada Copper Belt.
The funny thing about NCB #3 is that from 1947-1950 it was V&T caboose #24. At the end of the video we see four historic photos from the Nevada Historical Society showing NCB #3 when it was V&T #24. I wish NSRM would have painted this caboose true to it's V&T colors, it's much more interesting with the cool slogan on the side and those external diagonal crossbeams.
Also at the end of the video, as the still photos display, is a song recorded by Nevada Bluegrass project for my Living Steam DVD. The Living Steam DVD is available at amazon.com and shows #22 Inyo being fired up at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in late 2007. In a rare combination, Virginia and Truckee wood burning steam locomotive #22 pulls the #4 passenger car.
The song you head, Riding that Carson City Train, is a cover of Riding that New River Train, a classic bluegrass train song. All aboard!