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| Author: | ted66 [ Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | V&T passenger cars |
As a follow up to the good news about the arrival of the V&T #11 Reno at the V&T Railroad; I would like to know what the burned cars#1 Express,#19 Coach looked like. Some reports say damaged or simply burned and I have not been able to find any recent pictures. Also, a second question; does the #11 Reno have an iron boiler? So it looks like the work to restore the 4-4-0 to operation will include a new boiler. Ted Miles, short line fan |
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| Author: | EJ Berry [ Mon Aug 30, 2021 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V&T passenger cars |
1872 specs show a steel boiler. http://www.virginiaandtruckee.com/Locomotive/No11.htm Since the boiler was in a fire, I would say the engine will get a new boiler before it can operate. Phil Mulligan |
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| Author: | PMC [ Mon Aug 30, 2021 10:21 pm ] | ||||
| Post subject: | Re: V&T passenger cars | ||||
Found these, there seemed to be three damaged cars in a row at Old Tuscon but I'm not sure if they all burned or or if one just decomposed.
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| Author: | VTTom [ Tue Aug 31, 2021 1:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V&T passenger cars |
We were able to transport to Virginia City the 1872 CP built V&T box car frame and trucks 1001, converted by the SP into a blacksmith car and also 1873 C.P. built V&T Box car frame and trucks 1007, both used in the 1939 movie "Union Pacific" among many others, after a 12,000 mile nationwide tour promoting the movie in 1938. We were able to transport the 1875 Wells and French built Derrick or wrecking car #50. V&T Express coach #1 is gone except for the wheels, and perhaps the brake beams as is ex. Philadelphia and Reading coach, V&T coach 19. We did salvage a V&T hand car. |
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| Author: | PMC [ Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:17 am ] | |||
| Post subject: | Re: V&T passenger cars | |||
The thing on the right in the photos I posted earlier must be the #50 derrick, and also here is what the #1 express car looked like in 1983, both photos Mallory Hope Ferrell:
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| Author: | p51 [ Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: V&T passenger cars |
PMC wrote: Found these, there seemed to be three damaged cars in a row at Old Tuscon but I'm not sure if they all burned or or if one just decomposed. So sad, I just watched, "Tombstone" last night and saw that very car in that movie... |
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