Tag: Nevada Northern Railway
NevadaGram #201 – Art, Skiing, Driving Old Lonely, the April Calendar
Skiing in Nevada
by Curtis Fong “The Guy From Tahoe”
Miracle March? March Madness? During this past month the Storm Door finally opened and Mother Nature brought winter back to northern Nevada… Gotta hand it to...
Ely Correspondence – February 2018
Tacos, Tamales and Nopales!
In November, drivers along Great Basin Highway took in the new and welcome sight of Jr. Street Tacos, operated by Claudia Coble and parked at the Sinclair gas station.
The food truck...
NevadaGram #198 – Must See-Must Do, Hot Spring Getaway
It is traditional for us to unlimber our Nevada 'Must-See Must Do' list in this first edition of the New Year. In the past Robin and I (and once, Shorty — he loved the...
Ely Correspondence – December 2017
Cold Mountain Fun with Fire & Ice
As January cold settles into the mountains of Ely, Cave Lake comes alive with the annual Fire & Ice Festival. The festival melds artistic skill, physical endurance and...
Ely Correspondence – November 2017
Scenic Fall Drive
Before winter sets in, take a drive along 38-mile Success Loop to glimpse the last of the autumn aspen leaves. Along the road are numerous places to pull over to bask in...
Ely Correspondence – October 2017
Pine-Nut Time
If you like pine nuts, then fall is the time to visit Eastern Nevada. The mountain pinyon trees are heavy with their delicious crop this year, if you know where to look and...
Ely Correspondence – August 2017
1987 Ely Centennial Celebration – Thirty Years Later
Mining is an up and down activity, with the price of minerals controlling the rise and fall of the economy in a mining town. The 1980’s were...
Ely Correspondence – July 2017
July 4th in Ely
July 4th is one of the biggest celebrations of the year in Ely. There is a long history and tradition for this.
In the early days of the mining and ranching here,...
Ely Correspondence – February 2017
Ely's Nevada Northern Railway Photo Shoot
The whistle from the steam engine echoes across the valley as the white, puffy cloud of steam rises in the early morning chill. Snow covers the ground and the...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2016
In this edition:
Boulder City, Carson Valley, Elko, Ely, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Lincoln County, Mesquite, South Lake Tahoe
Boulder City
Good Citizens
The biggest event of the year in Boulder City is the Annual Art in the Park...
Ely Correspondence – October 2016
Halloween in Ely
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Ely celebrates the fall harvest and Halloween in a variety of ways, all designed to take advantage of our great fall weather. The Nevada Northern Railway's Haunted Ghost Trains run each Saturday...
NevadaGram #179 – Exploring the Edge of the World, Comstock Mining Update
Nevada State of Mind
by Richard Bangs
It feels like we’re driving to the edge of the world where the water falls off.
Infinity is just ahead. To the right are mountains that arc up from the...
Railroading in Nevada
This Is What a Transportation Revolution Looks Like
by Laura Bliss
To understand a true transportation revolution, I wanted to drive a coal-fired locomotive. On the Nevada Northern Railway, I found one.
Thick black smoke spewed from...
Railfanning Correspondence – March 2016
Railfanning
Nevada Northern Railway Winter Steam Photo Spectacular Gallery
Back in January, we told you about the Winter Steam Photo Spectacular, hosted in Ely, Nevada, by the Nevada Northern Railway. We invited you to attend and...
NevadaGram #174 – US 50 is Burger Road, Comstock Mining Update
The Best Burgers in the World are found along US 50 in Nevada.
Anyone who has driven the "Loneliest Highway" and had a burger along the way will agree. No matter how long ago it...
Railfanning Correspondence – January 2016
Railfanning
Nevada Northern Railway Winter Steam Photo Spectacular
Welcome to 2016, we hope you had a joyous holiday season and we hope this new year will be a great one for you and all of your...
Nevada Correspondence – October 2015
In this edition:
Baker, Las Vegas(3), Lincoln County, Mesquite, Tuscarora, West Wendover, Railfanning in Ely
Baker
October is one of the most beautiful months to visit Great Basin National Park. The cool, crisp air and changing colors makes...
A Steamin’ Miracle in Ely
By Mark Bassett
Executive Director Nevada Northern Railway
The long awaited forensic audit of Nevada Northern Railway was released last week by Larry Bertsch, CPA. In his presentation, Mr. Bertsch stated, “…the railroad is on a...
NevadaGram #138 – February 2013 Chinese New Year in Virginia City
What They're saying About Us
The New York Times visits the Neon Museum in Las Vegas.
Photo: New York Times
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NevadaGram #135 – November 2012 A Heavenly Day in Fallon, Must-see, Must-do for 2013
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The New York Times visits downtown Las Vegas and finds Zappos.
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NevadaGram #127 – March 2012 Rural Round Up at Incline Village, Will James settles...
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The New York Times goes winter kayaking on Lake Tahoe.
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NevadaGram #69 – The World Comes to Virginia City
What They're saying About Us
The Boston Globe Visits Laughlin.
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On Friday May 18, the world of...
NevadaGram #68 – April 2007 Gold Point, Tuscarora, Las Vegas and Laughlin
This time instead of looking back on a visit here or there, I'm looking forward. But the basic idea is the same: enjoying Nevada. And I'm hopeful that the sunny skies will especially inspire...
NevadaGram #61 – Northern Nevada Railway Centennial in Ely, Ten Essentials for your Nevada...
We had a great time at the Nevada Northern Railway's Centennial celebration.
We stayed over the night before in Eureka, and managed to get into Ely in time to join in the pancake breakfast that...
NevadaGram #59 – Three Nevada Ghost Towns and How They Survive
What They're saying About Us
The LA Times Discovers Pyramid Lake.
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Ghost Towns are among Nevada's most...
NevadaGram #55 – A Capella in Eureka, Muhammad Cartoons in Wendover, Dragon Boats in...
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The Los Angeles Times finds Rhyolite.
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The Eureka Opera House is an...
NevadaGram #31 – Jazz, Railroads, Dude Ranches, the Mary Jane Sisters in Eureka and...
No sooner do the first wildflowers of spring begin to paint the mountainsides than Jazz music fills the air around Nevada.
A consortium of Las Vegas investors has bought Tonopah's historic Mizpah Hotel and announced...
NevadaGram #6 – Yerington and Winnemucca Dining, The Rainbow Turns 7 and Nevada Goes...
John Sanderson writes from Yerington to enthuse about Joe Dini's Lucky Club on Main Street as one of the finer dinner houses in rural Nevada:
Giuseppe's is open Friday and Saturday nights and it's the...
NevadaGram #5 – Battle Mountain, “The Ghost Train of Old Ely” Goes to the...
Our travels have been somewhat curtailed by heavy workload in January. One product of the work is the spiffy new website for the Hotel Nevada & Gambling Hall in Ely, featuring the dancing burro....
