Heritage route
Nevada Northern Railway
Ely → Ruth · United States
America’s best-preserved steam-era short line: the “Ghost Train of Old Ely” still runs its 1910 locomotives out of a National Historic Landmark copper yard.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 7920028 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Nevada Northern Railway Museum — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Nevada Northern Railway?
The Nevada Northern Railway runs 22 km from Ely to Ruth.
How long does the Nevada Northern Railway take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 1 h 30 min for the 22 km. That is an average of 15 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 40 km/h.
Who runs the Nevada Northern Railway?
Nevada Northern Railway Museum, with 1910 Baldwin & Alco steam, wooden coaches.
How old is the Nevada Northern Railway?
The line has been in service since 1906. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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