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Many Americans mark the changing of the seasons by holidays. Labor Day unofficially ushers in the transition to fall, regardless that it formally begins with the autumnal equinox—this year on September 22. However, the passage of summer is not the only notable event this month. Next weekend marks the centennial of the inaugural construction of […]

People come to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum to see steam locomotives operate. This is a truth that took me about six months to realize. Our visitors come to Ely with the expectation of seeing a steam locomotive in operation. Steam sells and it sells big time for the museum. This is the conundrum that

Every morning at 9:30 a.m. a glimpse of history unfolds at the East Ely Depot. A steam powered passenger train whistles off from the depot and heads back in time. Either steam locomotive 93 or 40 heads out of town with another load of passengers. The last year that the Nevada Northern Railway ran daily

We won again! The Nevada Northern Railway is on Preserve Nevada’s11 Most Endangered Historic Places, again. From the Preserve Nevada press release: “The endangered sites were selected in 2004 by Preserve Nevada as part of a program to bring attention to significant buildings, sites, and landscapes that face the threat of destruction.” Preserve Nevada is a

It is easy to get wrapped up on the large projects at the museum. So far this year, we put Locomotive 40 back in operation and saved the enginehouse from collapse. Work continues on the steam powered wrecking crane, the ashpit, the McGill Depot, track, and the other outbuildings. Trains are operating seven days a

In the museum’s collection are copies of photographs showing the next to the last and the last passenger trains at Currie. These pictures document the end of an era on the Nevada Northern Railway. From 1906 through 1941, the Nevada Northern ran daily passenger trains between Ely and Cobre. It wasn’t a long trip, just

In the museum’s collection is an autobiography of Mr. Harold Millard Peterson. Mr. Peterson worked for the Nevada Northern Railway from 1937 to 1975. He retired from the railroad as General Manager. With the Centennial of the railroad rapidly approaching, I thought I would share with you what it was like on the Nevada Northern

As I write this, the museum has already operated 101 trains so far this year and the season is just beginning. We are operating seven days a week and will be running trains daily through September. And the trains operate anytime from 6:30 a.m. through to 9:30 p.m. So why the big emphasis on our

On June 17, 18, and 19 the Nevada Northern Railway Museum in conjunction with the East Ely Depot Museum, the White Pine Public Museum, and the White Pine Chamber of Commerce celebrates the Long Steel Rails Festival. This festival will explore the impact railroads had in the building of America. These parallel long steel rails changed America but nowadays