Reminders of what was..... A visit to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum is like walking through a time warp. Everywhere along the line there are undisturbed artifacts, some subtle and som... (more)

Call for the wrecking crew. A brief, but intense snow squall is just clearing the canyon to the east as Nevada Northern's wrecking crew races to deal with a derailment in the Mines District... (more)

Steamscape - Steptoe Valley. With the vast expanse of the Steptoe Valley as a backdrop, Nevada Northern's Locomotive 40 signals her approach to the Lackawanna Crossing on the Ore Line to Ke... (more)

Railway Express. Engine crews await their orders as Railway Express Personnel place urgent shipments aboard a short freight that will shortly leave Ely for Currie and Cobre.

On a chilly February morning, Nevada Northern Railway Crews make preparations to dispatch two freights to different destinations. Locomotive 93 on the left, will haul a string of empty hoppers up... (more)

Desert High Stepper. Nevada Northern's high-drivered 10-wheeler #40 gallops southbound through Robinson Canyon with her "Steptoe Flyer" consist on the way to the Ruth. Although the NN Keys... (more)

Double-Ender? Members of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum Crew appear to be in the process of making up a double-ended passenger train, as the venerable #40 backs in to make the hitch wit... (more)

Alpine Sunset at Scales. Literally minutes from losing the late afternoon sunlight over the peaks to the west, the V&T's Locomotive 29 and her pretty trainset take their last bows for the L... (more)

Steamscape - Crown Point. The scene you are looking at is perhaps one of the least attractive, yet most historic on the V&T's Virginia City Line. It is the location of two structures that w... (more)

Lotsa Curves? You bet! To borrow a line from Curt Massey's Petticoat Junction Theme, the V&T Virginia City Line does indeed have lots of curves. In fact, back in the day, it was known as t... (more)

Tunnels to Virginia City - Part 2. A V&T Passenger Train from Carson City to Virginia City exits the west portal of Tunnel Number 2 on a sunny afternoon in February. Of the 6 tunnels that... (more)

Bypassing Tunnel #3. With a short passenger consist in tow, Virginia & Truckee Locomotive #29 hammers upgrade past the remains of Tunnel #3 and toward the west portal of the still-extant Tu... (more)

Tunnels to Virginia City - Part 1. With just over a mile to go to Virginia City, the V&T's Locomotive #29 bursts out of the East Portal of Tunnel #4 on a sunny winter morning. The original... (more)

Steamscape - Overman Pit. A Virginia & Truckee passenger extra crosses the fill at Overman Pit enroute to Gold Hill on a February morning. When a Nevada State Commission decided to pursue ... (more)

Silver City Dawn. In the sandy hills above the mining town of Silver City, the Virginia & Truckee's Consolidation #29 chugs slowly up the grade toward Gold Hill at sunrise. Although not na... (more)