#81 steams towards the ready track on a brilliant Nevada morning

Nevada Northern #81 rolls past a brilliant mountain view with the Steptoe Valley Flyer passenger train

A steam freight chuffs out of East Ely yard, while the massive Nevada Northern shop complex looks on. Scenes like this easily take a visitor back to the early 1900s.

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

50 3700, 50 3685 and 50 3682 will be in the historic locomotive shed in Wittenberge on August 14th, 2021.

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)

The oldest existing class Tk3 light-duty freight locomotive build in 1929 is resting near PieksÀmÀki railway station as a memorial locomotive. The locomotive has seen and experienced everything ... (more)

Empress of the Narrow Gauge The Empress of the Narrow Gauge Rail shows off her feathers at the Colorado Railroad Museum test the fine lady on a delightful winter storm light Saturday t... (more)

The Galant Men of Steam The Empress of the Narrow Gauge Rail shows off her feathers at the Colorado Railroad Museum test the fine lady on a delightful winter storm light Saturday the ... (more)

Southern Ry 630, owned by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum, pulls one of the early Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam trips. Here she is northbound crossing from Main-1 to Main-2 at the Salis... (more)

Black River & Western 60 performs a photo runby at Hogtown while its engineer picks up the train orders on the fly.

Black River & Western 60 reverses for a photo runby at the Copper Hill Siding.

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)