Reno is a large city just north of the
Nevada state capital,
Carson City, and a bit east of [Lake Tahoe]
?, in the high desert. Reno is known as "the Biggest Little City in the World" and is famous for its casinos.
The [Truckee River]? runs through town, as do the railroad, Interstate 80 (east-west) and US 395 (north-south).