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| Author: | bobyar2001 [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | V&T progress |
From the V&T list: Here is the text from an article in the Reno newspaper. The efforts of those who have worked for over a decade to see to the reconstruction of the V&T Railway have finally paid off as phase 1 of the project is about to begin with a groundbreaking ceremony on April 6 at 2 p.m. at the Gold Hill Depot. Members of the public are invited to attend this major event. The multi-phase project will ultimately lay 18 miles of track between the Comstock and Carson City and will be supported by federal dollars, as well as tax contributions from the Carson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, and several northern Nevada counties. The Nevada Department of Transportation recently awarded a $3.8 million bid contract to Granite Construction Company for the reconstruction of 1.3 miles of railway across Overman Pit in Gold Hill, and the anticipated completion time for phase 1 is late September. The 1.3-mile stretch “is expected to be the major hurdle,†|
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| Author: | Daniel Maxwell [ Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V&T progress |
I can respect the goals and applaud a rebuild, but the idea of Virginia City becoming another Reno or Vegas disturbs me a bit. It is quiet and lonely there, and personally I quite like it how it is. |
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| Author: | kalbrandt [ Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V&T progress |
From Flimsies: another recent article on the reconstruction of the V&T published in the Reno Gazette-Journal . http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/20 ... local_news |
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