The Tahoe  No. 20  was in service on the V & T Railroad for 51  years  beginning  in  1875.  The  locomotive was used for most types of service on the railroad. Over the course of the years,  the  Tahoe saw its share of mishaps and accidents. In July  1887,  it  was  hauling  ore  cars uphill to Virginia City, when some of the cars went off the rails by the Eureka Mill siding causing severe damage to the locomotive.