At the Throttle

Articles by Mark Bassett, Executive Director

A selection of reflections & research, and guest submissions, examining the history of the Nevada Northern Railway, the Ghost Train of Old Ely. Originally published in the weekly edition of the Ely Times. These articles are written by Mark Bassett, Executive Director of the White Pine Historical Foundation, operator of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum.

The Little Engine that Could

Other than the steam and diesel locomotives, there is another engine down at the railroad. It is not really visible to the public. It is a version of the little engine that could. It covers the entire

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Official Nevada State Locomotive 40

The State of Nevada has twenty-four official state symbols. All of the symbols were designated by an official act of the legislature. The first legislative act of this type was the designation in 1953 of the single-leaf

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Our Second Century of Steaming

At the start of their second century, both of our historic operating steam locomotives were sidelined with serious mechanical problems—first No. 40, and then No. 93. Both of these locomotives are native and original to this Nevada

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2008 in Review

Last year was an incredible year for the museum. We had our ups, we had our downs followed by more ups and then more downs, and then more ups. It was an exciting roller coaster ride to

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Locomotive 93 Returns to Service

After eight months of hard work, I’m pleased to announce steam locomotive 93 is back in service! The entire running gear underwent rebuilding. Locomotive 93 had been plagued with her axles running hot. For years, we have

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