Our double-header featuring Nevada Northern #81 and #93 has continued up Robinson Canyon and is seen here crossing Gleason Creek as it gets closer to the turn to head to Ruth. The sun has deserte... (more)

The rain has come on the first day of the Trains Magazine photoshoot on the Nevada Northern, but rainy days can often create some interesting lighting. It's late afternoon, as Nevada Northern's n... (more)

With #40, the regular Nevada Northern passenger locomotive, down for its 1472 inspection, the new kid on the block, #81 takes the "Steptoe Valley Flyer" train set out into its namesake v... (more)

Newly restored Consolidation #81 struts its stuff as it brings a freight train into the East Ely yard during the Trains Magazine celebration of the return to service of #81, and the 81st anniversa... (more)

While the Trains Magazine photoshoot was primarily about #81, we did get a chance to get a look at #40 in the shop, currently down for its FRA mandated "1472" inspection. Here we see a member of ... (more)

From a Trains Magazine photoshoot in Ely, NV celebrating the return to service of Baldwin Consolidation #81, and the 81st anniversary of Trains Magazine. The weather forcast was pretty dire, but t... (more)

NNRY 81 is finally under steam again after a comprehensive restoration. To celebrate the railroad partnered with Trains Magazine to charter a special weekend photo shoot. Coincidentally Trains is ... (more)

Nevada Northern No. 40 cruises back into Ely after making the journey to Ruth to turn the two passenger cars in tow for the following days photographer special.

Awakened from its slumber, Nevada Northern No. 93 begins to build steam pressure for today's activities across the railroad.

Virginia & Truckee standard gauge 4-4-0 #22 "INYO" and narrow gauge 2-6-0 "GLENBROOK" bask in the morning sun outside the engine shed at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Car... (more)

For the first time in 69 years, Nevada Northern 81 is under steam, pulling a freight train. As we were turning 93 on the wye, I asked my engineer to stop next to 81 to snap a quick picture of the ... (more)

Couplers have knuckles but no fingers.

The only active SDP40F on the planet sees regular service hauling Rail Explorers' Railbikes and customers up the grade back to the museum in Boulder City, NV. The locomotive was built new by EMD ... (more)

Ruth bound copper ore empties rattle west through the high desert of East Ely, NV behind a pair of classic Kennecott Copper Corporation ALCo RS's, (RS3 no. 9 and RS2 no. 5 to be specific). Though ... (more)

The 3 pm Virginia & Truckee train is seen at Gold Hill. Locomotive #29 is a 2-8-0, Ex-Longview, Portland and Northern Railway No. 680. The engine was built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in October 1... (more)