Railroad photographer and videographer of Northern Nevada and California. Photos are uploaded to Instagram and Facebook! All videos end up here on RU-vid eventually..
The Reno Branch Line was originally built as a narrow gauge by the Nevada California and Oregon RR. From Reno it traversed the Reno Branch and then up to Flanagan, Wendel and the Modoc Line to Alturas then up to Lakeview OR
4014 can run on its own, without any diesel locomotive. They choose to run it with a helper for their dynamic brakes. 4014 doesn't use the diesel to "do all the work", but to provide less ware on the breaks.
Years ago when I used to go to the Reno Air Races out by Stead Airport I remember there was train tracks along the 395 and at Stead Airport are those the same ones that you see here? I never did follow them and knew where they went. Wasn’t familiar with the area to be honest still not familiar but I haven’t been to Reno in years. Thank you for the video either way.
I wish it actually went into Carson City. So sad that the Nevada State Railroad Museum - with its almost pathetic little circle of track - couldn't somehow be linked to this. The end of the ROW (albeit without track) is only a few miles away.
Would not make any difference operationally for the Museum if there were a connection. Much of the historical equipment being operated at the Railroad Museum is only possible to be actually operated because it is all on Private Property. As soon as you cross a public right of way or off of private property all equipment becomes subject to current FRA Rules. Which means you would be unable to actually experience riding in a wooden coach built in the 1870s but would have to look at it as a static display like at so many other museums. Money No Object, a connection between the Museum trackage and the V&T Commission depot at Eastgate would be nice to have, but isn't practical given current land use, the multiple public streets that would need to be crosses [all requiring very expensive automated signal protection] and the cost to acquire the necessary Right of Way.
Very well done video. I've often wondered about this train as I've seen it approaching Bordertown. Is there ever any interchanging of cars at Reno Jct.? Sometimes, when I look at the track as CA SR-70 passes over, the track seems to look shiny as if a train passes over it.
1:45 Amtrak's Genesis units! I love the second unit's Phase III paint scheme better than first unit's Phase V scheme, and that goes for the Phase 4 after Amtrak gave unit 164 that paint scheme to replace heritage unit 184 and never repaint one of them into the phase iii colors that I like from 1993 or 96, so I'm bored of Phase 4 and the Phase 3 heritage colors from 2011.
Great video. I well remember when the local ran from Parr Yard to Reno Junction in the early 1990's. The cars were then set out to be picked up be an eastbound train to Winnemucca & beyond. Not uncommon to have more than fifty cars on the local back then.
I always hit the traffic on my way back from work on the Sparks / Veterans overpass, occasionally seeing a train on the tracks makes the wait worth it though. Awesome video amigo!
Sadly, the daily train was that size 6 days a week in 2000. We had two jobs back then, one hauling the cars to Portola and back and the other spotted the industries. Very nice video and thanks for the jog down memory lane.
Great coverage of a rare beast! As is well known in my household, I am “obsessed” with the Reno Local. From the area I live (Sutro/McCarran) I can tell from the horn blasts it’s chugging up the hill from Fourth St. I’ll say ‘it’s the Local’. They think I’m a nut.🤤
ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-efibzqbiVa8.htmlsi=TXmbhZxg2Nk_nl3i This is the only time I ever caught the Local. At night. Wrote a sick tune I put to it. Cool channel!
Just found your channel with this vid. Very nice. I was gonna suggest the Mina branch and Fernley switcher; but in scanning down your vids it looks like you have covered these and more. The area is rich with cool train stuff and all those branches. I model the Mina branch as part of my layout, but only get into Wabuska. (It's the SPNG standard gauged) I look forward to checking out what you've caught.
Thank you! I have covered the Mina Branch and the Fallon Branch back in the early months of 2024. Unfortunately, that was back when I had a bad tri-pod!
I visited this engine in the 70 s and 80 s stored in the Yreka Western engine shed. She was covered in dust and had a cracked cylinder but I told her many times that she would run again. Thanks Again to Jeff Forbis and crew for bringing her back to life.
