Introduction Our third adventure with the Nevada Northern Railway (NNRy) of 18 June 2022 was an excursion north of Ely. The round trip began at 7:15 p.m. MDT and lasted two and a half hours. The outing was timed to witness the sunset on the first leg and the stars on the return leg. The […]
Read more "Nevada Northern Railway: Part Three-Diesel"Introduction The main business of Nevada Northern Railway (NNRy) was to transport copper ore from the Ruth open pit mine west of Ely to a mainline railroad 120 miles (193 kilometers) north of Ely. The ore’s final destination was the Kennecott smelter at Magna, Utah. Our first excursion of the day was aboard a steam […]
Read more "Nevada Northern Railway: Part Two-Steam"Introduction The Nevada Northern Railway is a heritage railway and museum located in Ely, Nevada. Carol and I admire the nonprofit that owns and operates the railway. Since last year we had planned to spend a weekend in Ely for railroading. Finally, that weekend arrived and Saturday was our chosen day. In the morning we […]
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