Nevada Northern 40 and Nevada Consolidated Copper Corp. 93 at the East Ely coaling tower, preparing for a night photo session.

Nevada Northern steam engineer Ron Taylor reverses locomotive #40 through East Ely yard.

The NN steam locomotives pose for some night photos during the Winter Steam Spectacular.

NNRY #40 sits in the fog at the East Ely depot as a REA truck waits on the platform for its next load.

Locomotives slumber in the East Ely shops awaiting a call to duty one day. Photo taken at the Nevada Northern Winter Steam Spectacular.

The Friday photo charter of the Winter Steam Spectacular pulls into the station at East Ely to load up the photographers. Friday's charter served as an orientation run for a weekend of steam oper... (more)

The NNRY big hook re-rails a wayward ore car while #93 looks on. Photo taken at Nevada Northern Winter Steam Spectacular.

NNRY #93 passes the historic coal tipple at the East Ely yard. Photo taken at the Nevada Northern Winter Steam Spectacular.

Two Adams and Westlake (Adlake) kerosene fired switch lanterns at the East Ely yards of the Nevada Northern Railroad. February 12, 2009. Steve Crise Photo, © Scrise.com

The secret life of a switch lantern is reviled in this close up view of a Adlake kerosene fired switch lamp photographed at the East Ely freight yards on Feb. 10th, 2009. Steve Crise Photo, © Scr... (more)

Nevada Northern steam locomotive # 93, an American Locomotive 2-8-0 Consolidation built in 1909, is seen here in the locomotive engine house at the Nevada Northern Railroad. The event was staged f... (more)

Nevada Northern steam locomotive # 93, an American Locomotive 2-8-0 Consolidation built in 1909, is seen here in the locomotive engine house at the Nevada Northern Railroad. The event was staged f... (more)

Nevada Northern's Steam Wrecking Crane A provides the backdrop as two railroad employees take a mid-morning break in the East Ely Engine House.

Cracked axles.... As of February, 2008, both of Nevada Northern's steam locos are sidelined with condemning cracks in their driver axles. Here, we see Consolidation #93 sitting on the Machine S... (more)

The snow covered mountains surrouding Ely, Nevada serve as a backdrop for this view of a Nevada Northern work train. This train includes NNRy's 100-ton "Big Hook", an operable, steam-powered wr... (more)