NNRY 81 leaves her berth in the engine house on a crisp Ely morning. The near zero temperatures produced an incredible amount of steam making the early morning worth the effort.
The firemen for NNRY 81 & 93 help guide the locomotives under the smoke hoods of their engine house berths. The hoods help vent smoke out of the building when the engines are put away hot.
Engine 81 emerges from her dark engine house stall into the first light of a cold Ely, NV morning.
Nevada Northern crewmen review their orders by oil lamp before beginning the night's work. The 1909 ALCO-built locomotive 93 steams quietly behind them, ready for another evening doing what she wa... (more)
NNRY 81 & 93 double-head a short freight through a grade crossing in East Ely Yard. The crossing is flanked by a restored pair of wig-wag signals. Fairmont Hy-Rail #18 waits at the crossing.
NNRY 93 leans through the curve of the northern portal of Tunnel 1 on the Keystone branch of the Nevada Northern.
NNRY 93 pulls a wreck train through the southern portal of Tunnel 1 on the Keystone branch of the Nevada Northern. The 1907 steam powered wrecking crane weighs in excess of 100 tons and gives 93 a... (more)
NNRY 93 crosses the fill at H6 on the Hiline on its return to East Ely with a mixed freight. Immediately in front of the caboose can be seen Outfit Car 06 originally built by Pullman for the Grand... (more)
NNRY 93 charges up the grade at Gleeson Creek with the 100 ton 1907 Wrecking Crane 'A' in tow.
NNRY 81 is finally under steam again after a comprehensive restoration. To celebrate the railroad partnered with Trains Magazine to charter a special weekend photo shoot. Coincidentally Trains is ... (more)
NNRY archivist Con T. works on the front of locomotive 81 during one of our night photo shoots.
Nevada Northern 93 digs in as she crosses Steptoe Fill against a cloudy morning sky.
NNRY 93 leans into the turn coming out of Tunnel 1 with a northbound freight.
Locomotives 40 & 93 steam out of the engine house on a cold February morning in preparation for a full day of train service.
Nevada Northern fireman Mike shovels coal into the firebox of #93 on her first passenger run since completion of the federally mandated 1472 inspection and rebuild.
