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The Nevada Northern Railway (reporting mark NN) was a railroad in the U.S. state of Nevada, built primarily to reach a major copper producing area in White Pine County, Nevada. The railway, constructed in 1905–06, extended northward about 140 miles (230 km) from Ely to connections with the Western Pacific Railroad at Shafter and Southern ...
The museum & Ely City own the entire original Nevada Northern Railway route, however only a small segment from Ruth to Ely is currently in use by the railroad for the tourist trains; plans to reopen the line to McGill were announced on October 14, 2021, by way of a $10 million federal grant. [17]
Nevada Central Railway: 1879 1888 Nevada Central Railroad: Nevada Copper Belt Railroad: NCB 1909 1947 N/A Nevada Northern Railway: NN 1905 1983 Northern Nevada Railroad: Nevada and Oregon Railroad: SP: 1880 1884 Nevada and California Railroad: Nevada Pacific Railway: UP: 1889 1889 Oregon Short Line and Utah Northern Railway: Nevada Short Line ...
Though the railroads connecting the first transcontinental railroad to the mines in Austin and Eureka have long been removed, the railroad to Ely is preserved as a heritage railway by the Nevada Northern Railway and known as the Ghost Train of Old Ely. [27] Here US 50 departs the historical routes of the Lincoln Highway, Pony Express, and State ...
The line was built to compete with the Southern Pacific Railroad, which at the time held a nearly complete monopoly on Northern California rail service. The route derives its name from its crossing of the Sierra Nevada, where it follows both the North and Middle Forks of the Feather River. The route is famous for its impressive engineering ...
The line was formerly part of the Western Pacific Railroad. [2] The entire subdivision is part of the Central Corridor; the portion west of Alazon (a switchover near Wells, Nevada) is also part of the Overland Route. Shafter is the name of the rail siding at the junction between this line and the Nevada Northern Railway.
The Central Corridor is a rail line operated by the Union Pacific Railroad from near Winnemucca, Nevada to Denver, Colorado in the western United States. [1] The line was created after the merger with the Southern Pacific Transportation Company by combining portions of lines built by former competitors.
The BHP Nevada Railroad (reporting mark BHP) was a shortline railroad that operated in Nevada from 1996 to 1999. BHP acquired the line from Nevada Northern Railway.Constructed by Utah Construction Company in 1908, [1] the railroad hauled copper ore concentrate from BHP's concentrator at Riepetown to Shafter, Nevada.