Museum Name: Nevada Northern Railway Museum
Schedule: Trains run April through January
Established: 1985
Address: 1100 Ave A, PO Box 150040, Ely, NV 89301
Phone Number: 866-40STEAM (78326) or 775-289-2085
Fax Number: 775-289-6284 or 775-289-1456
Email: info@nnry.com
Director: Mark Bassett
Website: www.nnry.com
Focus: The Nevada Northern Railway is an operating historical railroad. It's dirty. It's noisy. It's gritty. It smells of coal smoke, creosote and sweat. Locomotives whistle off, cars clang as they are coupled together, and wheels squeal as the locomotive is turned on the wye. At other times it's eerily quiet, where the only noise is the wind and the hooting of the owl that lives in the coal tower. Walking through the museum you can experience first hand what it took to move a mountain of copper ore. It's the best-preserved standard-gauge short line and complete rail facility left in America. On September 20, 2006, just nine days shy of its centennial, the Nevada Northern Railway Museum was named a National Historic Landmark
Ages: All
Costs: 2006 prices $23 per adult, $15 per child 4-12, children 3 and under are free
Notes: Our Operating Season is from April through January. Check our website for the schedule. Please call ahead for the most up to date information and reservations

Major Exhibits:
Train Excursion service on two routes. The Keystone Route goes through a hundred year old tunnel and towards the open pit mine at Ruth, Nevada. Although the Liberty Pit is not visible from the mine, there is much to see about the mining over the last hundred years. The Adverse Route takes the Hiline toward McGill, Nevada. McGill was the site of the smelter which processed the copper ore from the mine. The Hiline is the old ore route. It has wide sweeping views of Steptoe Valley. Both routes feature narration outline the history of the Railway and surrounding areas. Of particular historical interest is our heritage train, The Steptoe Valley Flyer. This excursion features National Historic Landmarks Engine #40, First Class Coach #5 and Baggage/RPO #20. (RPO means Railroad Post Office.) The Steptoe Valley Flyer is the only excursion we offer that includes both the Keystone and Adverse Routes. Please see our website for dates.

2006/2007 Exhibits:
We have several events planned. Our website schedule is the best place for updated information. We will have Polar Express Trips from November 24th to December 23rd

Class Trip Programs:
We offer Walking Tours of our facility. Please call for availabilty and pricing.We offer Walking Tours of our facility. Please call for availability and pricing

Class Trip Pricing:
Group Rates are offered for groups of twelve (12) or more. Children under three don't count towards this number. Group Rates for 2006: $18 per adult, $12 per child ages 4 to 12, three and under are free. Group pricing requires a reservation with prepayment by one entity.