It never ceases to amaze me how those certified idiots at old tucson just left this beautiful piece of 19th century locomotive and railroading history just sit out there unprotected on a backlog in the elements to be rained on and baked in that hot ass arizona heat,I was hoping the folks at the nevada state railroad museum would get it,but I am glad it's been rescued and I hope it's restored to full operable condition..........
I still can't believe how huge that fire at Old Tucson was! We live 5 miles away from O.T. as the buzzard flies, and we first thought it was a house fire 2 blocks away! Then the helicopter started flying over it and the masive scale and distance hit us!
I was going to ask if you were going to make a video about this! I'm a die hard Sierra Railroad fan, but have always had a soft spot for the V&T and the Reno in particular. She has a long and proud history that is worthy of recognition and preservation. This is the most exciting news I've heard in a long time, even more so now that she's returning home to the V&T! Bob Gray would be proud to see this.
Yes. Bob would be happy. As it turned out the check that was handed over for the purchess if the Reno was sighned and handed over to the seller on His ( Bob Greys) Birthday. How cool is that?
Hey this is really great thanks for making this video! Note that at 1:26, that "Last Train to Virginia City" (well, the last revenue passenger train), one of the riders was Bob Gray, who went on to restore the V&T line. Check with Tom but I'm sure that's right, so he might be in that photo somewhere. For more videos about another V&T great, #22 The Inyo, see this channel of mine. ru-vid.com
There's more V&T history at that link in the comment above, interestingly the V&T tore up the tracks to Virginia City in 1941 and sold the metal to Japan, you know the rest of the story.
