B737-700
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 291
Other / Unknown
ATC Issue All Types; Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Ground Incursion Runway
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors
We were cleared for takeoff on [Runway] 34L in RNO. I as the pilot not flying made the 80 KT callout. Shortly after that; the Captain who was the pilot flying at the time made a comment about an aircraft ahead of us. I looked up and saw a Cessna crossing the runway in front of us. It appeared he was on Runway 25 headed west. The Cessna was taxiing rapidly. I'm not sure how many feet we were from the Cessna; but it was definitely too close for comfort. We were told to contact Departure. I asked RNO Tower if that aircraft that taxied in front of us was taxiing or landing. I thought maybe he had landed on Runway 25 because he was taxiing so fast. The Tower reported that he was taxiing. After we got the aircraft cleaned up; NorCal Departure told us that RNO Tower would like us to call them back. I called the Tower back and he went on to explain what had happened.
We had been cleared for takeoff on Runway 34L. (I was the pilot flying). Eighty KTS+ was called and; prior to the V1 call; I observed a Cessna cross the runway (right to left) in front of us on what appeared to be Runway 25. Due to the speed of the Cessna; I thought that he had just landed. V1 was called and takeoff was uneventful. The pilot observing commented to Tower that we had just had an aircraft cross our runway. We were switched to Departure and; not long after initial contact; they said that Reno Tower would like to talk to us. The pilot not flying switched over and was told by Tower that the Cessna had been on Ground frequency and had been told to hold short of our runway. They also said that they would handle things on their end.
B737-700 flight crew departing Runway 34L at RNO reports a runway incursion by a Cessna taxiing at high speed on Runway 25 through the intersection.