Virginia & Truckee RR 2-6-0 No. 20 'Tahoe'
Strasburg, Pennsylvania, United States 		Location: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Status: Display
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Posted: May 1, 2026 @ 16:05:21 by
named "Tahoe"
Posted: Aug 24, 2013 @ 15:08:10 by Jacob Woods
Burnt Wood when in service
Posted: Oct 3, 2008 @ 14:10:23 by Big Al
The #12 is the Genoa, the Dayton is #18 hope thats of some help.
Posted: Aug 22, 2005 @ 20:08:44 by peter m. preston
Virigina & Truckee locomotive No.20 Tahoe was in service for 51 years begining in 1875. The locomotive was used for most types of service on the railroad.  Over the course of the years, the Tahoe saw it's share of mishaps and accidents In June of 1878 Tahoe was stopped due to a derailment of ore cars in her train. While Tahoe was stopped. No. 12  the Dayton, pulling  the local passenger train, came around the curve and ran head long into No. 20 causing servere damage.

The Tahoe was last used in April 1926; the engine was retired to the Carson City engine house and remained in storage until re activated during World War II. IT was sold to Clifford C. Bong Construction Company in August of 1942, and was used to build several railroads classification yards for the  U. S. Army Corps of Engineers during the war. After the war No. 20 was restored at Bong's yard in Arcadia, California. In 1968 Tahoe was sold to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission for Preservation.