At the Throttle

It happened again, and when it does, it never ceases to amaze me, and I, of all people, should know better and not be surprised. The second Haunted Ghost Train of the season pulled into the station

Nevada Northern Railway locomotive 40 is back in service. If you have been anywhere around the railroad since Labor Day weekend, you already knew that. Locomotive 40s whistle is distinctive. When the engineer pulls the whistle rope,

The Nevada Northern Railway is a 19th century complex existing in the 21st Century. I’m reminded of this all of the time, like right now when I get a whiff of coal smoke wafting through my office

“Since the 1950s, the phrase E Ticket (or E ticket ride) has referred to an unusually interesting, thrilling, or expensive experience.” —Wikipedia That definition pretty much summarizes what it is like running a complex of 19th century

by Steve Bechtold The Nevada Northern Railway Museum has picked up a nationally organized battle cry for museums and historic spots. That cry is, “This place matters.” Well of course it does, but the first question that

You’ve dreamed it of being in the cab of a steam locomotive. You’ve wondered what it would be like to pull out the throttle on 100-tons of steam locomotive. Well, you can stop dreaming and actually do

The New York Stock Exchange fell close to fifty percent from its peak of the previous year. Panic occurred; there were numerous runs on banks and trust companies. Throughout the country, state and local banks along with

An op-ed by Bill WithuhnCurator, Division of Work and Industry, Smithsonian Institution My views here are my own as a former businessman and as one with some forty years in railroading: working closely on federal legislation and

There is a book written by Stephen Ambrose titled Nothing Like It in the World. It’s a long title; the book describes the building of the transcontinental railroad one hundred and forty years ago. It’s a great book