On the 49th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the moon floats in the sky above Virginia and Truckee 2-8-0 29 at Eastgate station.
Mound House is a few miles east of Carson City, where the V&T crosses US 50. It is the bottom end of the current reincarnation of the V&T and in years past was where the Carson and Colorado connected with the V&T before heading out on its lonely journey to the Owens Valley.