Nevada Northern Railway Museum
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| Nevada Northern Railway East Ely Yards | |
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| Location: | Ely, Nevada |
| Built/Founded: | 1905 |
| Architect: | Frederick Hale |
| Architectural style(s): | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| Designated as NHL: | September 20, 2006[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | July 29, 1993[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 93000693 |
| Governing body: | State |
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.
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[edit] 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.[1]
"The Nevada Northern Railway [Complex] is the best-preserved, least altered, and most complete main yard complex remaining from the steam railroad era. It was established in 1905 to support the area's booming copper mining industry. The era of dieselization of the railroad industry during the second half of the 20th century led to alterations and demolitions of railroad yards and shops nationwide. The East Ely yard escaped modernization because of its geographical remoteness and the decline of the mining industry it once served."[3]
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b [? Nevada Northern Railway, East Ely Yards]. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ U.S. Senator Harry Reid's website
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