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White Pine Historic Railroad Foundations
NEVADA NORTHERN RAILWAY
PO Box 150040
East Ely, Nevada 89315
Imagine yourself at the throttle
of Steam Locomotive #93!
FREE Nevada Northern Railway
Centennial Coin offer enclosed. White Pine Historical Railroad Foundations
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
The Ghost Train of Old Ely
Dear Fellow Railroad Enthusiast,
Theres nothing quite like coming down to the engine house in the silence of the morning and gazing upon
Steam Locomotive 93 as it sits there cold and quiet, knowing that a fire will change everything. Lighting off the
coal in the firebox transforms this sleeping giant.
Soon there is enough steam pressure to turn the blower on and to really start shoveling in the coal. As the
steam pressure rises, the engine house crew starts oiling all around. Locomotive 93 is ready to move out of the
engine house and head down the track.
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us bring one of Locomotive 93s stable mates back into service. The museum is earmarking all locomotive
rental money to bring Locomotive 81 back into steam service.
You may have read in magazines like Classic Trains and Railfan and Railroad what a struggle it is to keep
steam locomotives in operation. Complying with Federal Railroad Administration Regulations and drastic hikes
in liability insurance premiums have increased costs dramatically. Revenue at most railroad museums has been
down because there have been fewer visitors (reduced air travel after 9/11 and higher gas prices now).
Higher costs and lower revenue mean restoration projects have to be scrapped. At the Nevada Northern
Railway Museum, we reversed that trend by bringing another steam locomotive, No. 40, back to life this past
year.
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Locomotive 40 was featured on the cover of Trains magazine in May). Now, we need your financial
assistance to bring another locomotive back to life.
The museum is a national treasure. Thats not just our opinion. William L. Withuhn, Curator, History of
Technology & Transportation at the Smithsonian Institution, said:
Among all railroad historic sites anywhere in North America, the Nevada Northern Railway
complex at East Ely is no question in my mind the most complete, most authentic, and best
cared-for, bar none. Its a living American treasure and a stand-out one.
The Museums centerpiece is the East Ely Shops and Yards National Historic District. This 56 acre facility
dating from 1906 has forty-nine structures and buildings of historic importance. There are only three similar
surviving facilities left in the country, and we are the only completely intact standard gauge facility remaining.
The yard is complete with engine house, machine shop, coaling tower, water tank, depot and assorted out
buildings. Still posted throughout the facility are internal management memos, some dating from the 1920s.
Imagine seeing this collection, all in one place --

Three steam locomotives including two 2-8-0s, No. 93 an ALCO built in 1909, 4-6-0 No. 40 a Baldwin
built in 1910 and No. 81 a Baldwin. Its No. 81 were trying to make operational with your help. All
of these locomotives were purchased brand new by the Nevada Northern and spent their lives here.

Nine historic diesel locomotives, including an operating ALCO RS-2 and a RS-3.

Two rare Baldwin diesel locomotives

A 25-ton GE switcher, and two electric locomotives
Maintenance-of-way equipment includes a coal fired, steam wrecking crane restored back to operation this
year, a standard gauge coal fired rotary snowplow and two Jordan spreaders. The Museum is also responsible
Over please
Sound like a flashback to the 20s, 30s, 40s or
50s? It isnt. What makes this scene truly
remarkable is that it is taking place in 2005.
You can be part of this scene. I invite you to
be the engineer and experience what it is like to be
in the cab of a working steam locomotive as it
heads up the mainline. Especially in this year of
our Centennial.
You can rent our steam locomotive and head up
the hill to the copper mines just like the Nevada
Northern has been doing for a century. Imagine how
wonderful it will feel to be the engineer.
Theres another great feeling youll get when you
rent one of our locomotives: your money will help
For over 95 years locomotive 40 and 93 have called East Ely
home. Here they are ready for another day of steam operations. for about 30 miles of track.
What makes the Nevada Northern Railway Museum truly exceptional is its context. We have the
original locomotives being serviced in the original engine house using the original tools and techniques.
They operate on the original right-of-way, through one of the original tunnels. The Nevada Northern
transports you back in time to the golden age of steam railroading.
Locomotive 93 started life on the Nevada Northern fresh from the erecting shops of ALCO in 1909 and it is
still in service today. We still use the original drawings from ALCO to keep locomotive 93 steaming. Wooden
boxcars from 1912 are still in the yard awaiting their next load. Inside youll find the original chalk marks on the
walls showing where freight for Cherry Creek was placed.
As you can imagine, maintaining a 100-year-old facility is expensive and thats why Im writing you. If you
rent one of the locomotives this will raise funds to maintain our other locomotives. But I understand not everyone
can afford to rent a locomotive. You can help us in other ways.
Become a Member of the Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Your membership commitment of $15,
$30, $50 or more will go towards insuring that the rails of the Nevada Northern Railway remain shiny. In addition
to bringing Locomotive 81 back to steam service, we are working to
make repairs on our 100 year old buildings and track.
In The Faces of Railroading, Portraits of Americas Greatest
Industry it states, Employing 5,000 people, the sprawling Cheyenne
Shops were typical of the steam shops operated by major railroads.
Roundhouse workerswere some of the most highly skilled
craftsmen in America. They had to be steam locomotives were
high maintenance machines with few interchangeable parts.
Yet people come to this remote corner of Nevada to see a steam
locomotive in operation. And this is the conundrum: how do we keep
an uneconomic piece of obsolete technology in operation? A steam
locomotive is expensive to operate; it needs specialized tools and
knowledge. It is obsolete technology. Yet, how can we understand
the genius that created it, if it doesnt operate?
To accomplish our goal of keeping the steamers going, we need
to teach skills. It is a challenge. Yet if we dont do it, a piece of our
history, a piece of America will fade away. We need your help to
find and train the new faces of steam railroading.

Every level of membership receives our Ghost Tracks
newsletter. This will keep you up to date on the activities of the museum. When you join at the $30 level or more,
youll receive a free limited-edition Nevada Northern Centennial Coin struck at the historic United States
Mint coin press number 1 in Carson City Nevada
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Its a great reminder of the heritage of our railway system.
Of course, you can treat yourself and help preserve the Nevada Northern Railway at the same time. The
quintessential experience is being in the cab of the locomotive. Its better if the locomotive is moving. And of
course the ultimate experience is your hand on the throttle. Well, at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum you
can operate either our steam locomotive or one of our diesel locomotives. And then it gets unbelievably better;
because you get to operate out on the mainline! Take Locomotive 93 from East Ely to Keystone and back again.
Wonder why the Southern Pacific bought cab forward steam locomotives? Experience it first hand as you take
Locomotive 93, our ALCO 2-8-0 through a curved tunnel and the cab fills up with smoke. Rental dates are limited
and are available on a first come, first serve basis. Rentals may be split between two individuals.
Please help us continue to preserve the spirit and legacy of this sole survivor of a grand era in
railroading by renting a locomotive or joining the Nevada Northern Railway Museum today! Your membership
at any level -- or donation to the Steam & Cinders 2006 Fund -- supports this truly unique museum for future
generations. The museum is a recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. Your donation maybe
tax deductible.
Sincerely,
Mark S. Bassett
Executive
Director
P.S. What could be a greater holiday, birthday or special gift than being at the throttle of one of our engines?
Leave this letter where loved ones see it, and highlight the paragraph about our engine rental program.
P.P.S Become a Member now at the $30 level or more, and youll get one of our limited-edition Nevada Northern
Centennial Coins FREE. What a great reminder of Americas great railroads. But please rush your
Membership Form only a small number of the 2005 coins have been minted.
Locomotive 93 exits the first tunnel on its
way to Keystone. (Brett Covlin photo) White Pine Historical Railroad Foundations
Nevada Northern Railway Museum
A National Register Historic District
Membership/Contribution Form
YES! I want to help keep the Nevada Northern steaming. Heres how I want to contribute.
Mr. Jonathan A. Longlastname
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Greater Reading, PA 19012-3456
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