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Excursion train hauled by locomotive No. 40, in 2005. #40 was purchased new in 1910 for $13,139. In a series of donations beginning in 1986, Kennecott transferred the entire Ore Line, as well as the railroad's yard and shop facilities in East Ely, to the White Pine Historical Railroad Foundation, a non-profit organization that today operates the property as the Nevada Northern Railway Museum ...
The railroad, originally owned by the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company, was transferred to the Kennecott Copper Company in 1933 when it took over Consolidated's mining operations. Passenger service on the Nevada Northern stopped in 1941, [16] and the depot was used for Kennecott offices until 1985. The state of Nevada acquired the depot in ...
Northern" was a well-known code word among railroad workers for an establishment serving alcohol. [4] On March 20, 1931, [5] the Northern Club received the first Nevada gaming license. [6] [7] This was also the first gaming license issued to a woman, Mayme Stocker. [5] By 1941, Bugsy Siegel and Dave Stearns were operating the club. [8]
As winter approaches here in the northern hemisphere, the nights grow longer, the trees barer, and the weather a touch gloomier. ... These included 2,291 whistles, 2,288 burst-pulses — a rapid ...
The Fitzgerald Hoard was a collection of casino chips, silver coins and collectables which had been stored in a warehouse in Reno, Nevada. The entire hoard was purchased by notable California coin dealer Ron Gillio. Named for casino owner Lincoln Fitzgerald, it included over 100,000 American silver dollars and masses of gambling paraphernalia.
Remains found by hunter in remote area of Nevada ID’d 40 years later, officials say. Daniella Segura. May 1, 2024 at 5:28 PM. Photo from Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office.
Alex Rodriguez is crushing this year at age 40, but he's not the only one to climb "over the hill" and dominate at their respective sport in the past. John Stockton, Ricky Henderson, Brett Favre ...
The railroad can be seen from various points along U.S. Highway 189 between Heber City and Vivian Park and the whistle can be heard throughout the valley. Locomotive No. 618 was used in the 2006 film, Outlaw Trail: The Treasure of Butch Cassidy. [25] The locomotive soon turned 100 years old as of July 2007.