Plus, some of those old wooden passenger cars at the museum would probably shake apart rather quickly if used in real service. The real question to be answered, the point to be made, is to ask why, from the beginning, the reconstruction commission was setup in competition with the museum, not in co-operation. I could go on for many pages on this point alone, but it's funny to see one Commissioner who has been on the Commission from the start, who has also been the President of the Friends of the Museum Friend's group for most of those years, but has never found a way to get the two groups to work together.

For Matt3985's question, it's not up the the private Virginia and Truckee Railroad. It's really up to the museum, whose goal is preservation. They are not inclined to allow their equipment to be used on the longer runs. Earlier this year the Nevada Commission to Reconstruct the V&T wanted to get #22, the Inyo, to be used as part of railfest. In a rare moment, the museum was going to allow this, but the Commission screwed the museum over, had no ability to plan multi-locomotive operations, and left the museum out of the planning process. The museum finally said no.

No problem. =D Plus I have a question. Im a big fan off steam photo freights, and my favorite surviving V&T steam locomotive is 4-6-0 #25 and Ive been wondering, will the Virginia & Truckee Railroad ever allow V&T engines and rolling stock that are preserved at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, to operate on the Virginia & Truckee Railroad for Special Events. Can this be done? =) =D

Merry Christmas TrainArts. Im a big fan of the Virginia & Truckee Railroad and its surviving fleet of Steam Locomotives and I must say, you make the best V&T Railroad videos ive ever seen. =D Keep up the good work on your awsome videos. =D

This is nuts. On your subscriber list on your main youtube page it shows youtube user BNSFBJ. Take a look at BNEFBJ's profile picture, there are three people in that picture, & guess what, I am the guy in the middle of the pic!!! That pic was taken when me, BNSFBJ, & Meyer8400 met up and railfanned Elkhorn Slough, California for a day in March of 2009.

Dave is not so super any more!!!!! That looser!!!!

Cool new vids

Ah, ok i didn't know that. thank u.

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Thanks pieman. Everyone should put aside politics for a minute and appreciate the new runs being made. There's a video on Carson City News showing all the politicians congratulating themselves. http://www.newscarsoncity.com/?p=4923