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Here’s a shot of Tom Gray working on the Reno at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, getting ready for the Great Western Steam-Up this weekend. Be there or be nowhere! https://greatwesternsteamup.com/ We hope Tom’s head doesn’t hurt too much from that flagpole!

Now this is a story all about how they pulled the Reno’s tender down to the shop one day and started taking it apart. And then they found stuff! This was shot by Justin, one of the V&T’s newest employees. Much thanks to him for providing the video and asking Tom all those questions! We’ll…

Here’s the second part of the video we made with Tom at the V&T June 10, 2022. Tom shows us the other pieces acquired in the purchase from Old Tucson Studios. There’s the #1001 and #1007 box cars (mostly reduced to sawdust but the trucks and frames are good). Of course the “Reno” is the…

This post originally appeared on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/68214148 Hello Patrons, we kept this post Patron-only to get your questions first, then we made this public two weeks later (give or take). So far we’ve been able to give you some views of the Reno preservation project. We’ll have more video after the 4th of July…

Are you interested in preserving history? So are we! At the V&T Railroad in Virginia City, Nevada, we have a chance to bring a movie star back to life. Here’s a public video with Tom Gray giving us an introduction to the acquisition of the V&T #11 “Reno” steam locomotive. He talks about the tender…

In this behind-the-scenes video, meant for all our Patreon Patrons, Tom Gray talks about the aquisition of the Reno. In this video, the focus in on the tender and other parts. We’ll focus on the locomotive in a future video.

Hi all! Thanks for your support, it’s so much appreciated, especially at this early stage of the fundraising efforts. Every dollar counts, and we’re proud to have you all be a part of history. This afternoon I’ll load up part 2 of the Reno yard tour, for VIP level Patrons. Official Patrons will get access…