Former Amtrak 644 / ATSF 5266 / BNSF 6976 decorated with red, white and blue lights for train excursions held over Fourth of July weekend rests under a full moon; Saturn and Jupiter are also visib... (more)

Following right behind the MRVSP which is nearing its destination at Sparks, NV, UP 7195 leads an empty ethanol unit train east on the east slope of Donner Pass. This train has lost over 2,000 fee... (more)

UP 7455 West is leaning into the curve at the summit of Silver Zone Pass in eastern Nevada with a grain train in tow. This is the west side of the pass in the Toano Range and it is nothing like th... (more)

Safety First! Shadows are lengthening on this late afternoon in February, as NCCCo #93 moves its train past the north side of the RIP building. It's 2009 at the annual Winter Photo shoot.

Nevada Consolidated Copper Co #93 moves a short freight train past the RIP building in the East Ely yards on a frosty winter afternoon. From the 2009 Nevada Northern Winter photo shoot.

As is the case for most things from the steam era, running the Nevada Northern's 100 ton steam wrecking crane A is a labor intensive undertaking. After successfully re-railing #81's tender, the c... (more)

There was a problem outside the shop on the Nevada Northern Ry. Engine #81 is currently being rebuilt in the shop, and its tender derailed while it was being moved. Time to call in 100 ton steam p... (more)

Nevada Consolidated Copper Co #93 has left the East Ely yard and moved out onto the spur to downtown Ely. A boiler blowdown is in progress as a brakeman climbs down out of the cab. From the 2009 N... (more)

NN #40 pulls a mixed train south through the Steptoe Valley. We're at Lavon siding on the Hi Line, headed to Ely from Adverse on this dreary February morning. From the Nevada Northern 2020 winte... (more)

A mixed train has left Ely headed up the Steptoe Valley on the main line just northeast of town. #40 has the duty this morning as we head north over snowless ground. Plenty of snow on the surrou... (more)

NCCCo (Nevada Consolidated Copper Co.) #93 pulls a short string of ore cars past the RIP building in the East Ely yard. It's the winter of '08-'09 and the yearly Nevada Northern photo shoot is in... (more)

NN #40 has a big day ahead of it. It's morning, and crew are making last minute preparations before moving the beautiful 10-wheeler out of the enginehouse where railfan photographers await. 2020... (more)

Snow continues to fall on this mid-February afternoon, as Alco RS-3 #109 heads up Robinson Canyon with a load of empty ore cars for the mine. Above the train is Hwy 50, AKA "The Loneliest Ro... (more)

Under a high desert sky.
Shadows are lengthening on this winter afternoon, as Nevada Northern's vintage ten-wheeler moves its train around the east Ely yard under a classic high desert s... (more)