The Builders plate reads " OF Jordan CO. Spreader, Flanger, Scraper, Bank Builder, and Snow Plow." It was bought new by the NN in 1917, I think originally the cab was wooden and the railroad built... (more)

When a boulder rolled onto the tracks near Keystone just before the 2005 photographer's weekend, the Nevada Northern dispatched this train with SD9 204 and a crane to dislodge it. Here's the extr... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway Winter Spectacular

First photo location of the day on the large fill just outside of town, this is about as good as it gets for steam photo charters.

I can't wait to go back!

Just another day at work.

Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 takes a short freight across Steptoe Creek fill north of East Ely, Nevada, on the morning of February 4, 2007.

I’m thinking that cleaning the flues of a boiler on a steam wrecker goes to the low man on the seniority list! This young railroader uses high-presure air to blow out accumulated soot and grit fro... (more)

Steam wrecker rainbow
A rainbow forms in the dry desert air as a member of the wrecker crew blows down the boiler of Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A at Lavon siding on the Adverse Bran... (more)

The operator of Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A waits for the next move at Lavon siding on the Adverse Branch north of East Ely, Nevada, on February 3, 2007. The crew here is performing a “derail... (more)

One of the railroaders on the crew of Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A pauses a moment toward the front of the wrecker at Lavon siding on the Adverse Branch north of East Ely, Nevada, on February ... (more)

Nevada Northern Wrecking Crane A easily moves a flatcar at Lavon siding on the Adverse Branch north of East Ely, Nevada, on February 3, 2007. The crew is performing a “derailment cleanup” with the... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway 40, a Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler, greets a new day just outside the shop building at East Ely, Nevada. NN 40, a high stepping passenger locomotive, was built new for the Nev... (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)

Nevada Northern Railway's 'Ghost Train of Old Ely' prepares for departure from East Ely station for scenic Robinson Canyon. NN 40 is a Baldwin 4-6-0 Ten-Wheeler, built new for the Nevada Northern ... (more)