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On July 10th, steam locomotive 40 will be in front of the East Ely Depot hissing quietly ready to depart at 9:30 a.m. with the excursion train. The engine crew will be tending to last minute tasks, throwing some coal into the firebox, oiling around, and wiping down the locomotive. This is a timeless scene; […]

Steam Locomotive 40, the pride and joy of the Nevada Northern Railway, is out of service, again. She went into the shops for her annual inspection in February and we have hopes of having her back in operation by the 4th of July. At the same time last week, the museum went through its annual

Being the executive director of a railroad museum has it challenges. When I signed-on, I thought I knew what most of the challenges would be, and I understood that there would be a few hidden ones. Well, I was a babe in the woods. Little did I know how bad the condition of the utilities

It’s the beginning of May and the excursion season has just completed its third weekend. Ridership is slightly ahead of last year; with high gas prices, this is a good omen. Behind the scenes, there are a multitude of projects going on. From the steam locomotives to the buildings to the gift shop there is

April 15 was opening day of the 2006 operating season. It was the start of another year of exposing the general public to our industrial heritage. For the most part, people have no idea of how we got to be the only super power left standing. The museum plays a part in showcasing our industrial

This Saturday, the 2006 excursion schedule starts and continues through December 30. Last year almost 700 trains departed from East Ely. This year we should be running the same number of trains. As our operation increases, we are having an increase in the number of incidents where we are coming upon trespassers on our line.

by Keith Albrandt This week Keith Albrandt did a remarkable job for “At The Throttle.” For you Sherlock Holmes fans, I would recommend reading this when you will have no interruptions. Prepare yourself: get the tobacco from the Persian slipper, pack the pipe, and have your deerstalker cap nearby. As Holmes would say, “The game’s

by Simon Randall  Last summer I received an e-mail from Simon Randall. Simon is British working in the United States for a British company. Simon had visited the Nevada Northern website and noticed that we used volunteers. His e-mail inquired if he could come out and volunteer for a week. He had experience with steam

  When I accepted the job as Executive Director of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, in my imagination I saw myself sitting high in the cab of the steam locomotives. Clean bibs, crisp shirt, hickory stripped cap with gauntlet gloves, left hand on the throttle, controlling 100 tons of steam locomotive. The reality shall we say

The museum has been busy all of 2005 and we haven’t slowed down for the new year. For starters we ended the year by carrying 13,014 passengers, which makes 2005 our sixth straight year of increased passenger load. The other interesting part of the 2005 passenger picture is the month of December. In December, we