As is the case for most things from the steam era, running the Nevada Northern's 100 ton steam wrecking crane A is a labor intensive undertaking. After successfully re-railing #81's tender, the c... (more)

There was a problem outside the shop on the Nevada Northern Ry. Engine #81 is currently being rebuilt in the shop, and its tender derailed while it was being moved. Time to call in 100 ton steam p... (more)

Nevada Consolidated Copper Co #93 has left the East Ely yard and moved out onto the spur to downtown Ely. A boiler blowdown is in progress as a brakeman climbs down out of the cab. From the 2009 N... (more)

NN #40 pulls a mixed train south through the Steptoe Valley. We're at Lavon siding on the Hi Line, headed to Ely from Adverse on this dreary February morning. From the Nevada Northern 2020 winte... (more)

A mixed train has left Ely headed up the Steptoe Valley on the main line just northeast of town. #40 has the duty this morning as we head north over snowless ground. Plenty of snow on the surrou... (more)

NCCCo (Nevada Consolidated Copper Co.) #93 pulls a short string of ore cars past the RIP building in the East Ely yard. It's the winter of '08-'09 and the yearly Nevada Northern photo shoot is in... (more)

NN #40 has a big day ahead of it. It's morning, and crew are making last minute preparations before moving the beautiful 10-wheeler out of the enginehouse where railfan photographers await. 2020... (more)

Snow continues to fall on this mid-February afternoon, as Alco RS-3 #109 heads up Robinson Canyon with a load of empty ore cars for the mine. Above the train is Hwy 50, AKA "The Loneliest Ro... (more)

Under a high desert sky.
Shadows are lengthening on this winter afternoon, as Nevada Northern's vintage ten-wheeler moves its train around the east Ely yard under a classic high desert s... (more)

Nevada Northern's 100 ton steam powered Wrecking Crane A is working to re-rail an errant ore car. Purchased in 1907 from Industrial Works of Bay City, Michigan, the crane has been restored to ope... (more)

Nevada Consolidated Copper Company #93 leads a freight down the spur line which runs from the East Ely yard to downtown Ely. At one time, tracks led directly through Ely and on to Ruth, but a new... (more)

NNRY 40 and 93 carefully back their mixed train up the wye at Ruth as an aging loading dock here sits waiting for its next load...perhaps never to come, even if only for a photo op.

Alco RS-3 #109 and the trailing caboose provide the only color on this snowy February afternoon, as it pulls a short string of empty ore cars out of town headed for the mine at Ruth. From the 200... (more)

Nevada Northern's #93, here lettered for one of its former owners - Nevada Consolidated Copper Company - pulls the Steptoe Valley Flyer consist past the icicle laden freight house in East Ely. Wi... (more)

On a gray and gloomy winter afternoon, KCC #93 is at the head end of the Steptoe Valley Flyer, shown here at Lackawanna crossing, just out of East Ely headed to Ruth. The baggage/RPO #20 was buil... (more)