At The Throttle
A selection of reflections, research, and guest submissions - examining the history of the Nevada Northern Railway, the Ghost Train of Old Ely.
- The Shop
Changes Big and Small
The goal of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum is to preserve the Nevada Northern Railway. Simple statement—no real surprises there—but it is a very deceptive statement. Why deceptive? Because you
- Mark Bassett
Pssst, Wanna Buy a Bridge?
What follows is a letter that museum just sent out to its membership. We have 1,910 dues paying members with every state of the union represented. Our membership is our
- Mark Bassett
The Museum as a Duck
Daily train operations start on May 19th. Until then to the casual observer, the museum appears pretty quiet, like a duck. A duck? Sure, you’ve seen a duck swimming across
- Mark Bassett
Where’s the Museum?
by J. Joan Bassett When you hear the word “museum,” what sort of mental picture do you see? If you’re like most people, you probably see a formal looking building,
- Archive
New Old Passenger Cars
The museum has received a donation of two railroad passenger cars and recently the cars were delivered to us in Ely. These cars are ex-Ontario Northland (ON) cars and ran
- Mark Bassett
Going to Camp
One of biggest challenges facing the Nevada Northern Railway museum is making the museum relevant to today’s society. For a variety of reasons, railroading has gone underground and is slipping
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