?Leaving Las Vegas…?

Highballing with a clean stack (why waste all that fuel making smoke for the 6 or so railfans that are trackside in this Nevada wasteland?), Union Pacific ... (more)

Early in the morning, December 18, 2003, an eastbound auto rack train slices through the middle of Caliente, Nevada. The old business district and the Mission Style railroad station, now the Vill... (more)

East Bound in Rainbow Canyon approaching Caliente, Nevada on the Los Angles and Salt Lake

With remnants of a passing storm still lingering overhead, the days first rays begin to illuminate Nevada Northern #93. The 2-8-0, built by ALCo in 1909, is being made ready for the final day of t... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway 93 starts to leave East Ely, NV for Keystone with an excursion on a beautiful fall day on October 1, 2016. The Nevada Northern 93 was built by Alco in 1909.

Roster Photograph of Nevada Northern 1908 Jordan Spreader. This spreader has a huge plow on the front for snow removal and 2 winged spreader plows on the sides for spreading ballast. This spreade... (more)

Former Kennecott Nevada Mines #310 GE 25 Ton diesel switcher on September 27, 2014 at East Ely, NV. This 25 tonner was used for switching the McGill Reduction Plant ore trains. Roster shot.

Most people go to Wendover, Nevada for gambling, or concerts. Not me I'm chasing trains. BNSF 6946, just on the west side of Wendover.

Nevada Northern Railway 93 pulls an excursion forward through the yard at East Ely, NV on October 6, 2013 in preparation for a trip to Keystone. The consolidation was built by ALCO in 1909.

Nevada Northern #40 with an excursion headed to Keystone, NV on September 28, 2014 at Ely, NV. Nevada Northern is a Baldwin Ten Wheeler built in 1910 and was known as the "Steptoe Flyer"... (more)

Nevada Northern 250, a 1956 EMD SD9E, made its inaugural runs on July 25, 2025. Here they are heading west (railroad south) on the Ore Line towards Keystone, with East Ely below them. This loc... (more)

Baldwin V0-1000 Built in 1942 this Baldwin VO-1000 clambers up the grade towards Ray Mine. The locomotive was used by various railroads and mining roads for almost a continuous 40 years un... (more)

Union Pacific, UP 8747 E/B Intermodal working upgrade from Las Vegas, NV at Apex with UP 6202 & 5816 with a single rear DPU.

Nevada Northern Railway Museum Ten Wheeler 4-6-0 is about to leave East Ely with an excursion for Ruth, NV on September 21, 2019. The Nevada Northern #40 was built by Baldwin in July of 1910 for t... (more)

The day before the 4th of July, the Nevada Northern Railway debuted their Locomotive #250, formerly #204. It has been painted in a commemorative scheme for the 250th birthday of the United States ... (more)