Gold Hill Depot
Gold Hill | |||||||||||
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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 (+1 pocket) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | November 12, 1869 1921 1991 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1916 October 1, 1937 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1872 1974–1976 | ||||||||||
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The Gold Hill Depot is a railroad depot in Gold Hill, Nevada. It was built for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad (V&T) 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.