Sparks: A Town of Two Times
by Wendell Huffman
Sparks was created in the early 20th century as part of the Union Pacific Railroad’s modernization of the Central Pacific line across Nevada. The old division point at Wadsworth, where trains were...
Berlin and the Cannonball Safe
by Adam Michalski
Transporting valuables in modern times is relatively easy. Armored vehicles, utilizing reinforced bodies and bullet-resistant windshields while traveling on paved roads, deliver cash between banks or jewels to jewelry stores. In the...
Locomotive Glenbrook Under Steam at Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City
by Wendell Huffman
After slumbering for 90 years, the locomotive Glenbrook is once again under steam, blasting its whistle just a few miles from where it ran in 1875.
The Glenbrook is a narrow gauge 2-6-0...