Visit: Museum open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (4 p.m. on Sundays) except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Jan. 2. Check website for full schedule of train rides and events; ...

Ah, the joy of the American railroad. Wide-open desert, the wind in your hair, the cool glide of steel wheels over steel rails. And the rhythmic propulsion of closed-toe shoes on bicycle pedals. In ...

WASHINGTON — A Nevada gold mining company has asked the Surface Transportation Board for authority to build 55.7 miles of new rail lines in the north central part of the state to connect two of its ...

The Nevada Northern Railway in Ely is truly the little railroad that could. Founded in 1905, the railway served for its first 80 years as a working railroad for the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company, ...

What is proposed?: A 55.7-mile rail line connecting Cortez and Goldstrike mines in Nevada, using two new segments and existing Union Pacific tracks. Why build it?: To replace hundreds of daily truck ...

Railroads have been some of the most important developments in the history of the state of Nevada. It was railroads that connected the many scattered growing cities and mining districts to create ...

Less than a half-hour drive from Las Vegas, you can step back in time and experience a historic and interesting ride on the unique Nevada Southern Railway in Boulder City. This train can be an ...

ELY — The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a highlight of Ely, with its interactive experiences showing guests the inner workings of a locomotive system. What many guests may not realize is the ...

ELY (KTNV) — The trains that helped build the West were built by dreamers. The Northern Nevada Railway in Ely was part of that and people are still coming to Ely to find their dream. The Northern ...

One of the things Mark Bassett noticed on his first visit to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum some 25 years ago was the lack of warning signs, glass cases and velvet ropes protecting the artifacts. ...

One of the things Mark Bassett noticed on his first visit to the Nevada Northern Railway Museum some 25 years ago was the lack of warning signs, glass cases and velvet ropes protecting the artifacts. ...