Film Projects & Commercials
Willy Nelson's "Once upon a Texas Train"
The railroad scenes in Willy Nelson's "Once upon a Texas Train" was filmed on the Nevada Northern Railway - staring our Locomotive 40 and our historic "Outfit Car" An entire railroad is at your disposal for a Western movie location.
We allow renting of the railroad for all production crews and teams.
Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi's Black Train Video
A recent video shot at the Nevada Northern Railway by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, who is said to be the Bruce Springsteen of Japan.
We allow renting of the railroad for all production crews and teams.
A perfect location for Western-themed music videos
We can supply both steam and diesel locomotives, freight and passenger trains, tunnels, mountains, valleys, and flat open vista, as well as historic depots, furnished offices and heavy overhaul facilities all from the 1920's.
Yes, it gets cold and snowy here in the Winter. We are just over a mile high in elevation. Perfect for cold weather filming.
Railway Fun, Facts & Trivia
Explore our personal projects, find new fun facts about the museum and stay up to date with what’s new.
Where is the Museum?
We have heard the question many times. People come to the ticket desk and ask "Where's the museum?" The truth is, this is a very large museum. It's the original Nevada Northern Railway, complete with its original depot, engine house, freight house, and administrative building, all built in the 1910's.  It's the original Nevada Northern mainline track. We still own all 147 miles of it. It's several of the original Nevada Northern Railway locomotives, still in operation today.  Come, explore history with us!
Be the Engineer
You must have wondered what it was really like to live a century ago, and actually be at the throttle of a full-size, standard-gauge steam engine heading up 3% grades, through mountain tunnels. The good news is that it is not too late for you to live the dream. You can be at the throttle, actually being the engineer and running a locomotive or driving a steam engine.
Steam Ride Back in Time
This is how it was. Take a few hours and enjoy going back in time. Starting at the original East Ely depot, you will be boarding the train at the same station, on the same track, and pulled by the same locomotive that Nevada Northern Railway passengers have done for over 100 years!
Great Working Environment
When you film here it is a win-win. We help you make a great period movie and our reasonable location fees help the Nevada Northern Railway Foundation fulfill its mission.
Drones, donkys, dirigibles, and anything else you can imagine are all permitted along the entire right-of-way. It's Rural Nevada. Here, we have over a century of experience being flexible about things.
If you would like to rent the railroad for your upcoming filming session please fill out the form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.