Darius Ogden Mills
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Darius Ogden Mills was a prominent American banker and philanthropist. For a time, he was California's wealthiest citizen.
Darius Ogden Mills
The mausoleum of Darius Ogden Mills, in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Virginia and Truckee Railroad
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The Virginia and Truckee Railroad is a privately owned heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada. Its private and publicly owned route is 14 miles (23 km) long. When first constructed in the 19th century, it was a commercial freight railroad which was originally built to serve the Comstock Lode mining communities of northwestern Nevada.
Engine No. 18, Baldwin 2-8-2 built in October 1914. Photo at Tunnel #4, 2011
V&T train near collapsed Tunnel #1, around 1940, and the same view in 2014, both photos showing the shoofly (detour) around the collapsed tunnel
Restored V&T railroad
Virginia & Truckee RR 13, "Empire," before restoration. Its last owner was the Pacific Portland Cement Company in Gerlach, NV, in the 20th century.