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These are exciting times at the Museum; we have a multitude of projects underway with more waiting in the wings. During the past summer, our operating schedule was six days a week with four of those days being steam. Next year, the schedule calls for seven days a week operation with daily steam operations in […]

This past Saturday night the Foundation recognized the people who volunteered at the Museum. This has been an incredible year for the museum. So far we have operated almost 500 trains and the train season is not quite complete. There are seventeen trains still scheduled. There are twelve Polar Express trains and two Winter Photo

It is that time of the year again, the days are getting shorter, the weather is definitely colder, we have had snow on the ground, and the Nevada Northern shop crew is preparing steam locomotive 93 for some very special annual trips. What trips? Why, they are the most special trips of the year. On

I recently filled out a grant application; on it was a typical question. The question asked me to describe the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. I’ve answered this question many times but after my recent trip to Colorado riding on tourist trains, the question took on new meaning. The short answer is that we are a

It is easy to get wrapped up in the day-to-day activities of your life and overlook the fact that you are creating history. After all, I’m just an average Joe, nobody “famous,” just doing my job. Me create history? Nah, no way. Well, yes you did. As the story below illustrates you created history. Gordon

With the snow beginning to appear on the mountains around Ely, you would think that the museum would start slowing down; that’s simply not the case. We still have two weekends of excursions yet and there are two Haunted Ghost Trains yet to go. To give you an idea of how busy we are, last

Last week was the first part of our adventure in the high country of Colorado. After thawing out in the Royal Gorge, Joan and I headed back into the mountains. Our first stop was Manitou Springs home of the world famous Pikes Peak Cog Railway that runs up to the top of Pike’s Peak. You would think

2004 is a successful year for the museum: ridership is up, projects are being completed, and new ones are being started. With the end of the major portion of the tourist season, it was time to take a little R & R. After all, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So

The days are getting shorter and the kids are back in school. The museum is plowing new ground by continuing the daily (except Tuesday) 9:30 a.m. excursions. Ridership has been fair, so far. The excursions have paid for themselves and brought additional revenue to the museum. But all of this begs the larger question of

There is a tradition at the Nevada Northern Railway that predates the formation of the museum: open access. Railfans relate stories about coming down on to the property in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and just wandering through the buildings and taking pictures. If they did bump into an employee, the employee would take them