The « Empire », Virginia & Truckee locomotive n°13 — California State Railroad Museum — photograph by Shirley Burman

Description

The « Empire », a 2-6-0 locomotive of the Virginia & Truckee, is photographed in a museum with a brick setting and a blue sky. The back indicates it was built in 1873, served in 1880, and restored in 1938 by the Pacific Coast Chapter of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society. The photo is signed Shirley Burman, photographer from Sacramento, CA.