Bluestone Mining & Smelting #1 gets a drink
Prior to taking to the loop as the power on the standard gauge excursion train, Bluestone Mining & Smelting Co. Heisler #1 stops to take on water at the Nevada State Railroad Museum's Wabuska Tank. This tank is said to be modeled after the Virginia & Truckee's wooden tank house at Franktown, NV, which was on the main line between Carson City and Reno.
The locomotive pictured here is an oil-burning, standard gauge, 2-Truck Heisler, which is currently owned and operated by the Roots of Motive Power Museum in Willits, CA. This image was captured during the July, 2022 "Great Western Steam-Up" event at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.
Bluestone Mining & Smelting #1 gets a drink
Prior to taking to the loop as the power on the standard gauge excursion train, Bluestone Mining & Smelting Co. Heisler #1 stops to take on water at the Nevada State Railroad Museum's Wabuska Tank. This tank is said to be modeled after the Virginia & Truckee's wooden tank house at Franktown, NV, which was on the main line between Carson City and Reno.
The locomotive pictured here is an oil-burning, standard gauge, 2-Truck Heisler, which is currently owned and operated by the Roots of Motive Power Museum in Willits, CA. This image was captured during the July, 2022 "Great Western Steam-Up" event at the Nevada State Railroad Museum.