Nevada Northern Railway Museum

Nevada Northern Railway East Ely Yards, East Ely Depot
Passenger train operated by the Nevada Northern Railway Museum, at the Museum's East Ely depot, September 2007.
Nevada Northern Railway Museum is located in Nevada
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Nevada Northern Railway Museum is located in the United States
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
LocationEly, Nevada
Coordinates39°15′33″N 114°52′6″W / 39.25917°N 114.86833°W / 39.25917; -114.86833
Area40 acres (16 ha)
Built1905
ArchitectFrederick Hale
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference No.93000693 (yards), 84002082 (depot)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1993[1] (yards), April 12, 1984[2] (depot)
Designated NHLDSeptember 20, 2006[3]
East Ely Depot, built in 1907 for the Nevada Northern Railway.

The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.

Museum activities include restoration and operation of historic railroad equipment and various hands on experiences [4] and a variety of special events[5] including seasonal trains for Halloween[6] and Santa-themed trains for Christmas.[7] This is one of the few places in the world where visitors can actually operate a steam locomotive,[8] but this experience requires some advanced planning.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Nevada Northern Railway, East Ely Yards". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
  4. ^ "Railroad Reality Week". Nevada Northern Railway Museum.
  5. ^ "Special Event Trains". Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Haunted Ghost Train of Old Ely". nnry.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Polar Express Train Ride". nnry.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Be the Engineer - Run a locomotive". nnry.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.