Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 heads west approaching Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, on the afternoon of February 4, 2006. Hot on the heals of the freight is NN No. 40 with a short passen... (more)

Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 hauls a short freight over Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, at sunrise on February 4, 2007.

With a conductor waving from the steps of the caboose (actually, signaling the engineer), a westbound (southbound) Nevada Northern freight powered by two Alcos glints on Steptoe Creek fill near Ea... (more)

Blowin’ a smoke ring: Only minutes from sunset, a Nevada Northern work extra pulled by 2-8-0 No. 93 smokes by at Hiline Junction siding, Nevada, on February 3, 2007. Amazingly, during this particu... (more)

The drawbars between Nevada Northern boxcar No. 1024 and Kennecott caboose No. 22 blur by the ties and roadbed of NNRY’s Hi Line on the Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, on February 2, 200... (more)

Afternoon light streams into the Nevada Northern Railway enginehouse at East Ely, Nevada, on February 2, 2007. The front of NNRY 2-8-0 No. 93 almost looks like it is glowing from the sun rays filt... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway 2-8-0 No. 93 leads a work train on Steptoe Creek fill east of East Ely, Nevada, at sunset on February 3, 2007. This train was operated as part of the annual winter photo sh... (more)

Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 and 4-6-0 No. 40 both exit the enginehouse at East Ely, Nevada, simultaneously on the morning of February 3, 2007, only No. 40 has to stop short for obvious reasons.

Late morning silhouette: Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 pulls a short freight over Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada on a cold February 8, 2004. NNRy operates these special photo trains for p... (more)

Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 takes a passenger train past an old Buick while crossing a fill on the Keystone line at East Ely, Nevada, on February 3, 2007.

Steam and smoke seems to erupt from every surface of Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 while on Steptoe Creek fill just outside East Ely, Nevada, during sunrise on February 4, 2007.

Nevada Northern 40 crossing the long high fill west of town with a freight consist.

Nevada Northern 40 traverses the ore line bypass above East Ely with a mixed freight consist.

Nevada Northern RS-3 109 pulls a simulated ore train down the ore line bypass at East Ely. Who can ID the junk vehicle in the photo? (seriously, what is that thing!?)

John Tyson runs No. 93 through the yard at East Ely, heading for the coaling tower.