Virginia & Truckee, Locomotive #11, Reno

Built	1872
By	Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia
Serial No	2816
Class
Empty weight	65,000
Weight on drivers	45,000
Tractive effort	11,920
Boiler pressure	130
Dimension	16x24" / 56 3/4" / 34 tons
Cost	$12,500
Status	Old Tucson Studio

Reno ca 1945.

Drawing by Michael Ames.

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Photos courtesy of the
Special Collections Department,
University of Nevada,
Reno

January 11, 1872	Rolled out of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia.
May 1872	Set up for service at Steamboat Spring.
September 15, 1872	Pulled the first true train from Reno to Virginia City.
April 27, 1873	In the Shop - The locos Reno, Virginia & Lyon are all in the repair shop of the V&TRR at present. The Reno has had her drivers turned and she has received a general overhauling and will be out in a few days to resume her place on the express train
July 2, 1974	In the Shop - The locomotive Reno has been in the shop for several days undergoing repairs. The Genoa takes it place between this city (VC) and Reno for the present.
October 24, 1874	In the Shop - The locomotive Reno, which was attached to the passenger train that ran over three cattle near Franktown on Thursday morning, has been taken to the repair shop in Carson. Both the pilot and cowcatcher were torn entirely off. The engine will receive a through overhauling and patent air brakes will be placed on the tender.
August 30, 1875	The locomotive Reno, which has been drawing the through passenger train on the V&TRR for several months past, has gone into the shops in Carson for repairs. She will be thoroughly overhauled, her cylinders will be bored out and she is to be repainted. The Genoa which has just come out of the shop, will take her place on the road.
1876	Converted from wood to coal burner.
June 3, 1877	The Lighting express train from Reno, yesterday, made mince meat of a team of horses and sawdust of a wagon a few miles below Carson. The headlight of the loco was shattered.
December 21, 1877	An article on Tom Clark, engineer of the Lighting Express shooting a dear from the train near Steamboat. "The head of the buck captured the other night is being stuffed at the market of Ingersoil & Craddock and will hereafter adorn the headlight of the locomotive Reno"
June 24, 1907	Converted to oil burner. Read Yerington's letter regarding problem.
June 28, 1907	First trail after converting to oil burner. (July 19: Defects corrected now working first class.)
July 19, 1907	Our first oil burning engine No. 11 Pohl, engineer put on regular passenger run at 10:20 AM today.
April 1939	Acted in the Paramount Pictures movie "Union Pacific", starring Joel McCrea and Barbara Stanwyck. 4 of the V&T locomotives was in this movie, #11, #18, "21 & #22.
September 3, 1937	Was filmed between Carson City and Empire for the Universal Picture's movie "Courage of the West". Staring Bob Baker and Lois Januan.
1938	Leased to Paramount Pictures.
1938	Named Union Pacific #41 for the movie Union Pacific.
March 1945	Sold to Loew's Incorporated (later M-G-M) for $4,500.
1947	Filmed in the MGM movie "Sea of Grass" starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn.
1950	Filmed in the MGM movie "Annie Get Your Gun" starring Betty Hutton and Howard Keel.
1950	Filmed in the Lippert movie "The Return of Jesse James" starring John Ireland and Ann Dvorak.
1959	Filmed in the United Artists movie "The Horse Soldiers" starring John Wayne and William Holden.
January 1962	In TV commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer.
October 1963	In TV commercial for Marx Toys.
1969	Simulated the UP #119 in the Gold Spike Centennial at Promontory.
September 1970	Sold at auction to Old Tucson Studios.
1971	Filmed in the United Artists movie "Support Your Local Gunfighter" starring James Garner and Chuck Connors.
1971	In the Johnny Cash TV Show. In CBS Production Gunsmoke.
1972	In the movie Joe Kidd, starring Clint Eastwood.
December 1975	In ABC TV movie The Young Pioneers.
June 1976	In 20th Century Fox TV movie Wanted: The Sundance Woman.
January 1977	In TV commercial for First National Bank of Seattle.
January 1977	In NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie.
February 1977	In TV commercial for Goodyear Tires.
September 1977	In NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie.
September 1977	In the TV movie The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race.
December 1977	In the TV movie Wild and Wooly.
January 1978	In TV commercial for First National Bank of Arizona.
March 1978	In Columbia Pictures TV movie Go West, Young Girl.
March 1978	In the TV series The New Maverick.
1979	Filmed in the Columbia Pictures movie "The Villain" starring Kirk Douglas and Ann-Margaret.
February 1979	In CBS TV series The Wild Wild West.
August 1979	In NBC TV series Little House on the Prairie.
September 1979	In TV commercial for Panasonic.
December 1979	In The Gambler with Kenny Rodger.
May 1980	In CBS TV series The Wild Wild West.
June 1980	In High Noon, The Return of Will Kane.
1989	Filmed in the HBO movie "El Diablo" starring Anthony Edwards and Louis Gossett Jr.
1991	Filmed in the CBS movie "Gunsmoke III" starring James Arness, Matt Mullhern, Jason Lively and Joe Bottoms. Directed by: Jarry Jamison.
1995	Damage by a fire.
1997	Restored and used in Wild, Wild West.

Reno was used mostly for the express passenger trains between Reno and Virginia City.

#11 Reno was the V&T favorite and she was kept in polished condition her entire life. She came with brass handrails and domes. Early photos shows the brass bound cylinders. There were from time to time small changes depending what the current shop crew thought looked best.

The passenger traffic probably ended in 1878 when Miller hooks was added to the cars but not to Reno.

In her later days she was placed in Carson City and used for excursions. Reno was the last 4-4-0 of the Virginia & Truckee. She was also known as the "Brass Bound Baldwin Bantam".

The 4-4-0's Nos 10 and 11 were spared the rough usage which the early moguls got because the V&T's trackage and operating practices were in much better condition by the time the first two 4-4-0's arrived. Also since the 4-4-0's were intended to haul the through passenger train from Carson to Reno and return, they would have been kept as fancy as possible. There was not any serious derailments or accidents involving the passenger trains. The Inyo which was purchased as the Gold Hill switcher and only used on the passenger train if both the Reno and Genoa were out of service, was not subject to major accident situations either.

All the wood on Reno was burned in a fire at Old Tucson. Some information says that Old Tucson has gutted to boiler and tender of Reno, installed a diesel compressor in the firebox and large air reservoir in the tender tank.

There is a photo of the Reno on the Crown Point trestle taken by Crockwell in the 1880's. This photo shows the injector on the engineer side and the water pump on the fireman's side.

Source of information: V&T Locomotives by Koenig, Charlie Siebenthal, Mike Collins, Bob Yager, Dale Darney, Chris Coscia.

	Kent Kristiansson Collection. Photographer: Unknown. Facts: Negative 3 x 5 ¼. Negative bought at eBay. Text: Virginia & Truckee (aband) 11 4-4-0. w/2 Baggage Cars at Station; semi-distant view. RJA 8/12/66.
	Kent Kristiansson Collection. Photographer: Unknown. Facts: Negative 3 x 5 ¼. Negative bought at eBay. Text: Virginia & Truckee (aband) 11 4-4-0. w/3-car Pass. Train at Station. RJA 8/12/66.