This was a three-day over the 1982 Memorial Day Weekend round-trip from the Bay Area on PVs with 2 days of riding on the Nevada Northern Rwy. Roger Puta's 54 photo album is at https://flic.kr/s/a... (more)

This was a three-day over the 1982 Memorial Day Weekend round-trip from the Bay Area on PVs with 2 days of riding on the Nevada Northern Rwy. Roger Puta's 54 photo album is at https://flic.kr/s/a... (more)

Tucked away at the back of the East Ely Engine House are a couple of pieces of the Nevada Northern collection that haven't been out much lately. On the left is the Alco RS-3 Locomotive #10... (more)

While storm clouds build above the Steptoe Valley, Nevada Northern Railway's 'Highliner' cruises through Hiline Junction along White Pine Industrial Park Road. Nevada Northern 109 was built for Ke... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway's 'Highliner' departs East Ely yard for points north through Nevada's remote Steptoe Valley. This perspective is via the old U.S. Route 93 bridge, now demolished. NN 109 is... (more)

A Freight Train Without Freight. NN 109 pulls her short train up to the mine. Unfortunately, this is basically a passenger train, because the mine's concentrated copper ore is ship... (more)

This Is Only A Test. If this were the actual trip, a steam locomotive would be on the point. A diesel trip was conducted on Friday afternoon for photographers to see the line and g... (more)

Interloper. A diesel occupies the yard at East Ely, while the NN's two steam locomotives sit in the enginehouse. But not to worry, steam fans - this was a Friday afternoon, and bot... (more)

Nevada Northerns Alco RS-3 is standing below Nevada Northerns concrete coaling tower at East Ely Yard. Steve Crise provided the lighting for this night session.

Nevada Northerns Alco RS-3 is standing below Nevada Northerns concrete coaling tower at East Ely Yard. Steve Crise provided the lighting for this night session.

With storm clouds clearing to the east, an empty Nevada Northern hopper train runs south through the Steptoe Valley toward the yards at East Ely.

The condition of the switchman's shack at Hiline Junction pretty much reflects the state of the Nevada Northern Railway from here on north for nearly 130 miles. Abandoned in the early 1980s when ... (more)

A Nevada Northern ore train approaches the lower tunnel in Robinson Canyon during a snow shower. While most of the Nevada Northern Railway runs through a wide, flat valley, this 9-mile stretch r... (more)

Alco RS-3 #109 pulls a mixed freight through Ely, Nevada