Ready for action
With a winter storm commencing, the Nevada Northern Railway's snow train sets off from the yards in East Ely, ready to stay ahead of snow accumulations and keep ore train traffic flowing from the mines district in Ruth to the smelters up north in McGill.
This image was captured during the February 2013 winter photo shoot at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Depicted here are Rotary Plow "B", being pushed by the mighty Alco Consolidation #93, with Outfit Car #06 as the caboose/crew quarters. Although Rotary B was not operable at the time, it had recently received cosmetic improvements to make it suitable as a prop for the photo shoots. A little snow thrown on the impeller blades added to the realism, making the machine look fresh from the fight.
Astute viewers may note the rather unusual presence of trees in this image. The geography around East Ely, NV is high desert, and trees are quite scarce. This image depicts the stub track behind the engine house, which used to lead to downtown Ely, before it was removed in the late 1930s. The two trees lining this track may well be the only ones on the entire Nevada Northern Railway.
Ready for action
With a winter storm commencing, the Nevada Northern Railway's snow train sets off from the yards in East Ely, ready to stay ahead of snow accumulations and keep ore train traffic flowing from the mines district in Ruth to the smelters up north in McGill.
This image was captured during the February 2013 winter photo shoot at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Depicted here are Rotary Plow "B", being pushed by the mighty Alco Consolidation #93, with Outfit Car #06 as the caboose/crew quarters. Although Rotary B was not operable at the time, it had recently received cosmetic improvements to make it suitable as a prop for the photo shoots. A little snow thrown on the impeller blades added to the realism, making the machine look fresh from the fight.
Astute viewers may note the rather unusual presence of trees in this image. The geography around East Ely, NV is high desert, and trees are quite scarce. This image depicts the stub track behind the engine house, which used to lead to downtown Ely, before it was removed in the late 1930s. The two trees lining this track may well be the only ones on the entire Nevada Northern Railway.