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.
- Mark Bassett
What Are We?
In discussions with staff the other day, the question came up: what are we? Are we a railroad masquerading as a museum or a museum masquerading as a railroad? Good
- Mark Bassett
Centennial Recap
The tents are gone and so are the crowds. The Centennial Celebration is behind us. For those of you who could not make it to Ely for the Centennial Celebration,
- Mark Bassett
Three Cheers for Requa!
by Keith Albrandt Today marks the centennial of the arrival of the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely—a transportation corridor of steel rails four-feet, eight-and-one-half inches wide—connecting the early, twentieth-century, White
- Mark Bassett
A Centennial Invitation
The centennial of the completion of the construction of the Nevada Northern Railway from Cobre to Ely is September 29, 2006. When the Nevada Northern constructed the track to Ely
- Archive
Preserving Nevada
The first Preserve Nevada conference was held in Ely on September 7-9, 2006. It was appropriate that Ely was chosen: the railroad is being considered as a National Historic Landmark
- The Shop
Capturing a Dream — Part II
by Jerry Cesak The following is the second and final part of an article by Jerry Cesak as he relates his experience renting steam locomotive 93. I stood there in
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