It was the search for stars that brought me to the town of Ely on a weekend in May. A friend and I had booked tickets for the Nevada Northern Railway, which runs on select summer evenings from mid-May ...

Railroads have been some of the most important developments in the history of the state of Nevada. It was railroads that connected the many scattered growing cities and mining districts to create ...

ELY, Nevada — Utah isn't the only state in the Mountain West celebrating the holidays. The Nevada Northern Railway brings in the cheer with an adventure to the North Pole on "Santa's Reindeer Flyer" ...

Although trains have become an outmoded form of public transportation in much of the United States, riding the rails remains near the top of our to-do list. Thus, a recent drive across central Nevada ...

Visit: Museum open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (4 p.m. on Sundays) except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Jan. 2. Check website for full schedule of train rides and events; ...

Love trains? Here’s a four-day road trip for train enthusiasts that explores some of the surviving rail systems through California and Nevada. Each stop gives you a chance to travel back in time — and ...

Thus, a recent drive across central Nevada included a mandatory visit to Ely’s Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Ely was one of numerous mining towns that in the early 1900s benefited from short-line ...