, ▁although ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁route ▁has ▁been ▁shift ed ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁route ▁south ▁of ▁W ad sw orth ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Fern ley . ▁The ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁which ▁was ▁merged ▁into ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Virginia ▁and ▁T ruck ee ▁Rail road ▁runs ▁through ▁M ound ▁House ▁in ▁western ▁Lyon ▁County , ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁from ▁Car son ▁City ▁to ▁Virginia ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁narrow - g au ge ▁Car son ▁and ▁Colorado ▁Rail road ▁had ▁its ▁termin us ▁in ▁M ound ▁House , ▁where ▁it ▁inter se cted ▁with ▁the ▁V & T . ▁It ▁tra ve led ▁east ▁through ▁Day ton , ▁then ▁turned ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Mason ▁Valley , ▁and ▁east ▁again ▁on ▁its ▁way ▁to ▁Walker ▁Lake . ▁Later ▁a ▁branch ▁line ▁connected ▁the ▁C & C ▁to ▁the ▁Southern ▁Pacific ▁at ▁Haz en . ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁line ▁west ▁of ▁Silver ▁Spr ings ▁was ▁removed , ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁Haz en ▁to ▁Walker ▁Lake ▁( now ▁standard ▁gauge ) ▁is ▁still ▁in ▁place , ▁and ▁used ▁several ▁times ▁each ▁week ▁by ▁the ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁to ▁service ▁the ▁N V ▁Energy ▁Fort ▁Church ill ▁Gener ating ▁Station , ▁near ▁Y ering ton . ▁ ▁The ▁E agle ▁Salt ▁Works ▁Rail road ▁ran ▁for ▁ 1 3 . 5 ▁miles , ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁original ▁Central ▁Pacific ▁grade ▁from ▁Lu va ▁( 2 ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Fern ley ) ▁to ▁E