Engineer John Tyson smiles at some friends after bringing Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 to the East Ely depot on the afternoon of February 3, 2006.

After sunrise on February 5, 2006, Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 pulls a freight over Steptoe Creek Fill near East Ely, Nevada. Morning sun shines off the flowing creek and remnants of winter ice, ... (more)

Glinting the setting sun, Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 pulls a freight over Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, on February 5, 2006. NNRy operates these special photo trains for photographer... (more)

Inside a facility packed with vintage locomotives, and filled with a haze of smoke from two of them steaming, is Nevada Northern’s enginehouse at East Ely, Nevada, on February 3, 2006. Left to r... (more)

Just after sunrise under clear cobalt skies, Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 takes a short freight of four boxcars and a caboose across Steptoe Creek fill east of East Ely, Nevada, on February 4, 200... (more)

Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 works a freight over the Steptoe Creek fill east of East Ely, Nevada, on February 6, 2005.

Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 heads west approaching Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, on the afternoon of February 4, 2006. Hot on the heals of the freight is NN No. 40 with a short passen... (more)

Nevada Northern 4-6-0 No. 40 hauls a short freight over Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, at sunrise on February 4, 2007.

With a conductor waving from the steps of the caboose (actually, signaling the engineer), a westbound (southbound) Nevada Northern freight powered by two Alcos glints on Steptoe Creek fill near Ea... (more)

Blowin’ a smoke ring
Only minutes from sunset, a Nevada Northern work extra pulled by 2-8-0 No. 93 smokes by at Hiline Junction siding, Nevada, on February 3, 2007. Amazingly, during ... (more)

The drawbars between Nevada Northern boxcar No. 1024 and Kennecott caboose No. 22 blur by the ties and roadbed of NNRY’s Hi Line on the Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada, on February 2, 2... (more)

Afternoon light streams into the Nevada Northern Railway enginehouse at East Ely, Nevada, on February 2, 2007. The front of NNRY 2-8-0 No. 93 almost looks like it is glowing from the sun rays filt... (more)

Nevada Northern Railway 2-8-0 No. 93 leads a work train on Steptoe Creek fill east of East Ely, Nevada, at sunset on February 3, 2007. This train was operated as part of the annual winter photo sh... (more)

Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 and 4-6-0 No. 40 both exit the enginehouse at East Ely, Nevada, simultaneously on the morning of February 3, 2007, only No. 40 has to stop short for obvious reasons.

Late morning silhouette
Nevada Northern 2-8-0 No. 93 pulls a short freight over Steptoe Creek fill near East Ely, Nevada on a cold February 8, 2004. NNRy operates these special photo tr... (more)