Virginia & Truckee Railroad No. 11, named Reno, is a type of 4-4-0 "American Standard" steam locomotive that was built in 1872 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Virginia & Truckee railroad.
This was the first locomotive purchased by V&T Railroad specifically to pull passenger trains.
In 1875, The locomotive 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.
In 1877, the locomotive was featured on an article on Tom Clark, engineer of the Lighting Express shooting a deer from the train near Steamboat.
It was retired from service in 1937 after a service life of 65 years, and it was sold to the Old Tucson Studios of America in 1970, while the Genoa was returned to the state of California, with the Inyo and Dayton replacing them as displays at Promontory.
The locomotive caught on fire in 1995 which ended its useful life; the locomotive was ultimately cosmetically restored but never ran again. The locomotive was reacquired by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad in August 2021 and will be restored to operational condition.
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- In 1969, it reenacted the UP #119 in the Gold Spike Centennial at Promontory.
- The locomotive appeared in some Hollywood films such as: "Wild Wild West" (1999) as the 119.
- She was also known as the "Brass Bound Baldwin Bantam".
- On June 24, 1907, it was converted to an oil burner.
- On March 1945, it was Sold to Loew's Incorporated (later M-G-M) for $4,500.
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