This depot was also used by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, until 1950, when the railroad ceased operations.
The school grew to include over 63 buildings, a 10,000 gallon swimming pool and a platform for the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
Mound House grew in importance with the Comstock silver strike and the famed Virginia and Truckee Railroad passed through the community.
His business interests also extended into railroading, with Tritle helping found the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
These locomotives resided on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad.
The Virginia & Truckee Railroad acquired an S-4 from PPL Montana in 2010.
The hot springs were remodeled to feed warm swimming pools, and a spur was built from the Virginia and Truckee Railroad to serve the property.
The 1868 Virginia and Truckee Railroad transported ore to the quartz reduction mines along the river.
The Virginia & Truckee Railroad owns and uses the service mark "Queen of the Short Lines."
It had a brief stint on the currently re-constructing Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Virginia City, Nevada.