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As planning for the railroad began in 1869, the station site was purchased for $5,000.{{efn|equivalent to ${{format price|{{inflation|US|5000|1869}} }} in {{inflation year|US}} adjusted for inflation}} The Gold Hill site was a stop on the inaugural services on the V&T, with the first station being nothing more than a loading dock.<ref name=Earl1992 /> The combination freight and passenger depot was built in 1872,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicoletta |first1=Julie |title=Buildings of Nevada |date=2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195141399 |page=96}}</ref> opening that October.<ref name=Earl1992 /> At its height, 45 trains stopped at Gold Hill per day.<ref name=NSJ1937 /> As a result in a downturn in passenger operations, the depot was closed between 1916 and 1921.<ref name=Earl1992 /> It stopped seeing use by the V&T in 1937 when the [[Crown Point Trestle]] was destroyed to make room for mining use.<ref name=NSJ1937>{{cite news |title=Gold Hill V&T Station Closing Asked |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-gold-hill-vt-stati/188847323/ |access-date=13 January 2026 |newspaper=Nevada State Journal |date=July 30, 1937 |location=Reno, Nevada |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Its final passenger service was on June 5 as it hosted a run to Reno sponsored by the California-Nevada Railroad Society.<ref name=Earl1992>{{cite news |last=Earl |first=Phillip I. |title=Gold Hill Depot dedication slated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/elko-daily-free-press-gold-hill-depot-de/188844731/ |access-date=13 January 2026 |newspaper=Elko Daily Free Press |issue=Extra |date=June 2, 1992 |location=Elko, Nevada |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
As planning for the railroad began in 1869, the station site was purchased for $5,000.{{efn|equivalent to ${{format price|{{inflation|US|5000|1869}} }} in {{inflation year|US}} adjusted for inflation}} The Gold Hill site was a stop on the inaugural services on the V&T, with the first station being nothing more than a loading dock.<ref name=Earl1992 /> The combination freight and passenger depot was built in 1872,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicoletta |first1=Julie |title=Buildings of Nevada |date=2000 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195141399 |page=96}}</ref> opening that October.<ref name=Earl1992 /> At its height, 45 trains stopped at Gold Hill per day.<ref name=NSJ1937 /> As a result in a downturn in passenger operations, the depot was closed between 1916 and 1921.<ref name=Earl1992 /> It stopped seeing use by the V&T in 1937 when the [[Crown Point Trestle]] was destroyed to make room for mining use.<ref name=NSJ1937>{{cite news |title=Gold Hill V&T Station Closing Asked |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nevada-state-journal-gold-hill-vt-stati/188847323/ |access-date=13 January 2026 |newspaper=Nevada State Journal |date=July 30, 1937 |location=Reno, Nevada |page=7 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Its final passenger service was on June 5 as it hosted a run to Reno sponsored by the California-Nevada Railroad Society.<ref name=Earl1992>{{cite news |last=Earl |first=Phillip I. |title=Gold Hill Depot dedication slated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/elko-daily-free-press-gold-hill-depot-de/188844731/ |access-date=13 January 2026 |newspaper=Elko Daily Free Press |issue=Extra |date=June 2, 1992 |location=Elko, Nevada |page=2 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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Restoration of the depot began in 1974 in anticipation of new V&T service. Trains started running again from the newly rebuilt depot in the late 1976.<ref name=Earl1992 /><ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Ronald M. |last2=James |first2=Susan A. |title=A Short History of Virginia City |date=2014 |publisher=University of Nevada Press |isbn=9780874179484 |page=104}}</ref> |
Restoration of the depot began in 1974 in anticipation of new V&T service. Trains started running again from the newly rebuilt depot in the late 1976.<ref name=Earl1992 /><ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=Ronald M. |last2=James |first2=Susan A. |title=A Short History of Virginia City |date=2014 |publisher=University of Nevada Press |isbn=9780874179484 |page=104}}</ref> of to run to the . |
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Upon the reconstruction of the V&T down to Mound House and the extreme eastern edge of Carson City,{{when}} the V&T’s steam trains run all the way down to the Eastgate Depot, past Gold Hill. V&T’s diesel trains and shorter steam excursions stop at the Gold Hill depot and turn around and head back up the hill to Virginia City. Fundraising for restoration of the building was ongoing through the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Train depot fund-raiser set for Sept. 3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reno-gazette-journal-train-depot-fund-ra/188880458/ |access-date=14 January 2026 |agency=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=August 26, 2001 |location=Reno, Nevada |page=1C}}</ref> |
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Comment: This is sourced only to a timetable, which is a primary source. We need examples of coverage in secondary sources to demonstrate this station is notable. The article also nearly entirely lacks references. Both issues must be addressed before this will be accepted. Trainsandotherthings (talk) 19:32, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
A railroad station from the 1870s that still exists that served the V&T Railroad.
The V&T Depot in Gold Hill |
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| Location | 1420 N Main St Gold Hill, Nevada |
| Platforms | 1 side platform |
| Tracks | 1 |
| Opened | November 12, 1869 |
| Rebuilt | 1872 1974–1976 |
The Gold Hill Depot is a railroad depot in Gold Hill, Nevada. It was built for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad (V&T)[1] for passengers and freight being transported to the booming Comstock Lode. The depot is located on a flat tract of land near the top of Gold Hill. Immediately past the railroad crossing, Highway 342 goes up a couple of hairpin turns to make its final ascent into Virginia City. Passing the depot, the V&T line wrapped around the hill that Fort Homestead was built on, originally going through a tunnel on its climb to Virginia City.
As planning for the railroad began in 1869, the station site was purchased for $5,000.[a] The Gold Hill site was a stop on the inaugural services on the V&T, with the first station being nothing more than a loading dock.[2] A section of the old Steamboat station was subsequently moved to Gold Hill to function as the first station building.[3] The combination freight and passenger depot was built in 1872,[4] opening that October.[2] At its height, 45 trains stopped at Gold Hill per day.[5] As a result in a downturn in passenger operations, the depot was closed between 1916 and 1921.[2] It stopped seeing use by the V&T in 1937 when the Crown Point Trestle was destroyed to make room for mining use.[5] Its final passenger service was on June 5 as it hosted a run to Reno sponsored by the California-Nevada Railroad Society.[2]
Following closure, the building fell into disrepair, with rumors that the railroad was offering it for sale for $250 in 1945.[b][6][2] The railroad sold the station to Storey County the following year, though the building did not receive any immediate attention.[2] Restoration of the depot began in 1974 in anticipation of new V&T service. Trains started running again from near the newly rebuilt depot in the late 1976.[2][7] Reconstruction of Tunnel 4 allowed excursions to run directly to the depot once again in 1991.[2]
Upon the reconstruction of the V&T down to Mound House and the extreme eastern edge of Carson City,[when?] the V&T’s steam trains run all the way down to the Eastgate Depot, past Gold Hill. V&T’s diesel trains and shorter steam excursions stop at the Gold Hill depot and turn around and head back up the hill to Virginia City. Fundraising for restoration of the building was ongoing through the 2000s.[8]
- ^ “Virginia and Truckee Railroad May 1943 Timetable”. Virginia and Truckee. Dale Darney Collection. Archived from the original on January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Earl, Phillip I. (June 2, 1992). “Gold Hill Depot dedication slated”. Elko Daily Free Press. No. Extra. Elko, Nevada. p. 2. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Du Fresne, Kelli (March 16, 2000). “Gold Hill Depot gains state grant”. Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno, Nevada. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ Nicoletta, Julie (2000). Buildings of Nevada. Oxford University Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780195141399 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b “Gold Hill V&T Station Closing Asked”. Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. July 30, 1937. p. 7. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ “Action taken to save depot at Gold Hill”. Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. August 26, 1945. p. 20. Retrieved 14 January 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ James, Ronald M.; James, Susan A. (2014). A Short History of Virginia City. University of Nevada Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780874179484.
- ^ “Train depot fund-raiser set for Sept. 3”. Reno, Nevada. Reno Gazette-Journal. August 26, 2001. p. 1C. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
Category:Virginia and Truckee Railroad
Category:Transportation in Storey County, Nevada
Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1872
Category:Railway stations in the United States closed in 1938
Category:Railway stations in Nevada
