The Nevada Northern Railway is a National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmark Status is the highest honor that the federal government can bestow on an historic site. National Historic Landmarks are so designated because they possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating and interpreting the heritage of the United States just like Locomotive 81 has been doing on these same tracks since March 1917! And what makes the Nevada Northern Railway raise to such a high level is our comple

Here is a great video of locomotive 40 climbing the grade into Keystone around sunset. | Nevada Northern Railway

Nevada Northern Railway Locomotive 40 is heading up the hill on the first train of the season. The train has just left the yard and is approaching the Lackawanna crossing. Just past the crossing you will see two wooden structures, those are ore tipples. There was a track there and ore cars would be put next to the tipple. A wagon or truck would back up on to the tipple and it would tip and act like a drawbridge resting on the railcar. The wagon or truck would dump its load and drive off of the t

May is National Historic Preservation Month. The theme is People Saving Places. The Nevada Northern Railway National Historic Landmark only exists today because of the combined effort of thousands of people who became members of the Museum. During National Preservation Month, I invite you to become a member of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Its easy, either give us a call (775) 289-2085 or online https://nnry.com/membership/ As this video explains it takes a small army of people to keep ste