Locomotive 81 has the Steptoe Valley Flyer at track speed as it passes a phonebooth at a passing track

A westbound Union Pacific Z train is dwarfed by the colorful rock formations within Rainbow Canyon as it drifts down grade at Boyd, NV.

In a scene that has occurred many times over the past 100+ years, Kennecott Caboose 22 awaits the morning call to duty on a chilly night in East Ely, Nevada.

Baldwin Locomotive works built both #801 and #81, though you couldn't tell by just looking. The two Baldwin graduates sit on display in the East Ely yard during the Winter Photoshoot weekend at th... (more)

Joining the mainline at High-line Junction, Nevada Northern #81 rolls past the switch stand with a mixed freight in tow. The switch target is meant to alert railroad crews as to the direction of t... (more)

In a brisk snow squall, Nevada Northern #81 handles a mixed freight bound for Ely, Nevada. This shot was taken as part of the Nevada Northern's annual winter steam spectacular. Spectacular does no... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway Steam Wrecking Crane A © 2023 Steve Crise Outtake from the February 3rd night photo shoot.

Western Pacific 2-8-2 311 leads 45 cars west bound at Elko Nevada on July 29th 1937. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Having crossed Steptoe Creek the daily northbound passenger train is climbing toward Hi Line Junction. I always thought 81 was the best looking engine on the roster so after it was restored we de... (more)

An eastbound Southern Pacific train on the Modoc Line awaits a signal to enter Union Pacific's ex-Western Pacific mainline.

Virginia & Truckee #29 leads a Candy Cane Express run out of Gold Hill as it begins its return trip to Virginia City.

An eastbound Union Pacific empty ore train winds around Arnold Loop at Clifside, Nevada, on March 6, 2012. The train is heading downgrade into the lower part of the loop while traversing Silver Zo... (more)

This locomotive was built as Amtrak 644 and is the only operable SDP40F in existence. It's owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic ... (more)

Amtrak 644 is the only operable SDP40F in existence, owned by https://dynarail.org/ with the hope of restoring it to an Amtrak livery. As with many historic preservation efforts, it's not easy to ... (more)

Lonely In Lovelock. Amtrak Train 5 (California Zephyr) was passing through Lovelock, Nevada on March 25, 2022 with Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome 313 (W... (more)