Part 3 -- The Ed Gallegos Show on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad

In Part 3 of a 4-part series, Ed the Hostler finished getting the Virginia and Truckee Railroad's #29 steam locomotive ready. It was Ed's idea that he would play two roles, the Hostler and the Fireman, which (in his mind) are supposed to be two different characters. The Hostler and the Fireman hate each other, so Ed the Hostler is sure to leave before Ed the Fireman arrives.
Indeed, you will notice that Ed the Fireman is even balder, meaner and nastier than Ed the Fireman. After "the two" insult each other, Engineer Jerry Hoover shows up and it's time to get the train on the road.
They back the train out of the V&T shops, get to the mainline, throw the switch and head up to the F Street Depot station where passengers will board for the short run to Gold Hill. This video ends with Ed the Fireman recounting a story about telling a guest the locomotive runs on Kingsford charcoal.
Background: About a year ago I met Ed Gallegos for the start of his workday at the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. The audio can get a little scratchy because Ed was wearing my cheapo wireless electret mic -- in a couple shots you can see this piece of technology clipped on his pants. Ed is the fireman and hostler for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad's #29 steam locomotive. He can be seen in other videos firing the V&T #29 up the hill from Carson City.
Some of these shots may be included in the upcoming Unauthorized Biography of the Virginia and Truckee Railways. I started out planning a standard railfan video of all the footage I've taken over the last couple years related to the V&T Railroad (the real one) and the poseur government project known as the Nevada Commission to Reconstruct the Virginia and Truckee Railway. Whatever the final form is, it will be shot all in HD, available on Blu-Ray and it will also be available on letterbox DVD.