V&T Locomotive #25 and Caboose #24 (NCB #3) at Nevada State Railroad Museum

[popiBROS1]

One of the Wigwags are broken =(

[virginiatruckee]

Yeah, and the other one that does work is pretty weak. Just to get political for a moment, it's sad to see the V&T Reconstruction project get $10 million of fed funds and ask for another $30 million, while the NSRM can't fix the #25 tender, fix the crown sheet on #8, or even fix the wig-wag signals. The Re-con project is politically powerful and can go direct for fed funds from Harry Reid, while the NSRM limps along through the state legislative process.

[SierraRailway]

virginiatruckee

That is Awful. I want to see the #25's unique tender in action. the #8 is the main locomotive, so the museum should try to raise funds for it. the wig wags can wait for last, but the engines need special attention and TLC which the museum can barely afford.

[computervet]

The brakeman on our car said that they only bring car #8 out for Thanksgiving and the Santa Train every year. So it will probably make another appearance this weekend, then go back in the shed for another year.

[computervet]

Don't overlook the coach that was right behind the engine. That is #8, the "Julia Bullette", formerly V&T #1. It was one of the first coaches built for the V&T, back in 1869, and was part of the first train from Carson to Virginia in 1870. It was later renumbered #8 and remodeled a few times, and has served as a third-class caboose, a work car, a construction car, and in 1945 was converted into a club car, which it still is today. This car is rarely brought out onto the line.

[virginiatruckee]

Yeah, thanks for noting that, I was wondering why that car was on the train, I just didn't have the history handy.

I think because it was cold the #57 open air car was not used. It will be interesting to see what they do with the Santa Train.