There will be cowboys, horses, outlaws, and in-laws, so hold on to your wallet! Those robbers have been known to hold up the trains running through these parts.

Join a local geologist who explores the local mining history and how the railway entered the picture. There is also a show and tell with real ore samples.

Experience what it was like to work on the railroad all the livelong day

Join us for a commemoration of the famous Pony Express route that traversed Nevada, linking the country together in 1860.  At 4:30 sharp, a train pulled by one of our steam locomotives will pull out of Ely, heading up the hill toward the old Ruth Mining District.  Once we arrive at the Keystone area we […]

Our photography workshops are an intensive three and a half day experience that is based at photogenic Nevada Northern Railway, National Historic Landmark in Ely Nevada. Time stopped at the railroad. You will be able to hone your photography skills under the tutelage of two of the best known rail photographers in the western United […]