Mosier Cut. East of the yard at East Ely, the landscape turns much flatter than it is west of town. The one exception is the area around Mosier Cut, where the valley floor rises sl... (more)

No Posing Here. The NNRy is very much a working railroad museum. Well before sunrise, the volunteer engine crews are already on the job, getting their charges ready for the day. A... (more)

Hiline Junction. 93 gets a roll on through Hiline Jinction, a few miles north of Ely. From here, the branch that the train is on ran northeast to reach the copper concentrator on t... (more)

Up The Creek. Returning from a cleanup job somewhere up the line, #93 brings the wreck train across Steptoe Creek on the way back to Ely. Only a few more miles separate the train f... (more)

Call The Wrecker. NN 93 leads the wreck train uphill, heading towards the mine at Keystone. The Steptoe Range form a dramatic backdrop as the train climbs the fill that allows the m... (more)

Off To The Races. Its 7:30am, and #93 is emerging from the engine house to begin the day with a trip up the valley to McGill Junction. As she heads to her train, she lays down an i... (more)

First Light. Once the sun climbed high enough to get over the buildings in the East Ely yard complex, both engines emerged from the barn. #40 would then return to her stall while w... (more)

Early Riser. Long before sunrise, NNRy volunteer Karl Dodge briefly pauses in between his many tasks. To his left is his charge, NN 2-8-0 #93, lettered for Nevada Consolidated Copp... (more)

Starting Off. At McGill Junction, #93 performs the first of the weekend's 60 or so photo runbys. Engineer Lou Bergandy and fireman Karl Dodge are in the cab, with conductor Don Pur... (more)

Steam, Snow & Sagebrush. Nevada Northern's Alco #93, lettered for Nevada Consolidated Copper, hauls a hopper train through the shallow cut at Mosier, just about 2 miles north of the East El... (more)

A Kennecott ore train heads east from East Ely on the mainline toward Hiline junction and the hiline branch to McGill. All recreated by the Nevada Northern museum of course.

Haulin' Hook A light snow envelops the desert landscape as Nevada Northern's colorful wreck train enters the mines district at Keystone. Directly behind the beefy Consolidation #93 is the... (more)

Steamscape - Steptoe Valley. A Nevada Northern hopper train runs southbound through the snow-covered Steptoe Valley en route to Ely, just a couple of miles down the road. The Schell Creek ... (more)

When you travel to Ely, Nevada for one of the Nevada Northern Railway's annual Winter Photo Shoots, you want one of two things: You want crystal clear skies and brilliant, low-angle sun....or you... (more)

The tired crews of a pair of Nevada Northern Locomotives watch impatiently as a Switchman struggles to break a frozen switch free. The men have been on duty since before dawn and the fatigue, co... (more)