Freshly painted Amtrak 231 ran on the point of the daily trains the last weekend of September 2024.

Following a multi-year restoration, F40PHR #231 returns to Amtrak's Phase III livery at Nevada State Railroad Museum. Additional info and progress photos at http://www.dynarail.org

Former Amtrak F40PHR #231 takes one step closer to its as-retired Phase III appearance with today's application of LOOK LISTEN AND LIVE decals.

Former Amtrak F40PHR #231 at Nevada State Railroad Museum's locomotive shop in Boulder City, NV undergoing preparations for stripping the old red and orange paint scheme. A model painted up by the... (more)

"The other 844" heads west with the third excursion of the day.

The 2pm excursion returning back Boulder City

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)

Jackass & Western is a real rail operation for the Jackass Flats atomic testing basin at Nevada National Security Site. This link has many details about L-3: https://www.nnss.gov/docs/fact_shee... (more)

The third trip of the day heads out to Railroad Pass.

The "other" 844 leads their train & empty speeders back to the depot after the second run of the day.

With a line of speeders behind it, former AMTK 644/ATSF 5266/BNSF 6976 (still wearing its special Maersk paint) sits as the first excursion of the day holds the main.

Strobes are on! Dynamic Rail Preservation is working to restore former Amtrak F40PHR 231 to operational condition after it had been vandalized years ago.

The Nevada Southern State Railroad Museum offers a fun and unique experience to rail bike a 4 mile section of their line. An added bonus is a sunset cruise and ride back to the depot on their pass... (more)

In addition to multiple pieces of unique equipment, the Nevada Southern State Railroad Museum offers a fun and unique experience to rail bike a 4 mile section of their line. This line is significa... (more)

Long retired from fast freight service between L.A. and Omaha, the 844 still earns her keep on the Nevada Southern.