Everything about Nevada Northern Railway Museum totally explained
Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a
railroad museum located in
Ely,
Nevada.
Museum activities include restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment, hand car races, lectures, an annual railroad history symposium, changing exhibits, and a variety of special events.
Location
The museum is situated at the East Ely Yards, which are part of the
Nevada Northern Railway. The site is listed on the
United States National Register of Historic Places as the "Nevada Northern Railway East Ely Yards and Shops" and is also known as the "Nevada Northern Railway Complex". The rail yards were listed as a
National Historic Landmark of the United States on
September 27,
2006.
Collection
The museum collection includes 3
steam locomotives, an
electric locomotive, and several
diesel-electric locomotives, as well as a collection of maintenance equipment and numerous historic freight and passenger rail cars.
Heritage railroad
The museum operates a short rail line that was formerly owned by the Nevada Northern Railway as a
heritage railroad. This line was called the "Ore Line" and the museum runs excursion trains westward from Ely to
Ruth, and northeast from Ely to the vicinity of
McGill. One of the trains is advertised as the
Ghost Train of Old Ely.
In 2002, the museum loaned a steam-powered train to the
2002 Winter Olympics in
Salt Lake City to transport visitors to venues.
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