Special Train Service Proposed for Carson City Residents

No. 5 -- VIRGINIA AND TRUCKEE RAILWAY -- Nevada Railroad Reconstruction Chronicles

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Special Train Service Proposed for Carson City Residents

May 26, 2009
Mound House, Nevada

By Staff Reporter

At the next meeting of the Nevada Commission for the Reconstruction of the
Virginia and Truckee Railway, a local entrepreneur who operates a service
business in Mound House offers to break the deadlock between the Commission and
the owners of the existing Virginia & Truckee Railroad.

The Robert C. Gray family operates the existing V&T Railroad from Virginia City
to Mound House. They have been in negotiations with the Commission since
January 1st of this year. The Gray family is trying to get permission to run
trains over the Commission's track, but the Commission has not been able to
reach a decision. The tourist season has already started and the Commission's
track is lying idle.

Now, a local entrepreneur has stepped up to break the logjam. He won't reveal
himself until the June Commission meeting, but his remarks to our reporter show
that he is in earnest. "All busiensses, whether it be the telephone company or
anything else are about services. We propose to bring a unique ridership
service to the residents of Carson City," he said.

Unable to explain the lack of interest in working in good faith with the Gray
family in any other way, the businessman in Mound House reached the conclusion
that members of the Commission were implying that they wanted some kind of
personal services in return for voting in favor of an operating agreement with
the Grays. So, the Mound House businessman proposed a solution.

He offers to run special trains from 7:00 pm to 2:00 am the next day every
Friday and Saturday night. He will provide his own specially-equipped rail
cars, staffed by experienced service personnel from his existing Mound House
business. He plans to charge a rate that varies with the services performed and
the length of trip. Five percent of all profits would be given back to the
Commission.

The business owner has an unusual condition, however. He wants to erect a 100
foot tower in Mound House within sight of the railway and Highway 50. He
proposes to contract with Industrial Light and Magic to erect two ten foot high
mechanical cotton-tail rabbits at the top of the tower in what can only be
called an intimate, oscillating embrace.

Members of the Commission be offered rides on the "Bunny Tail Special" without
charge. The special trains accommmodate the tastes of both men and women.

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