1909 Steam Locomotive Running On The Northern Nevada Railway

While taking a break along what is called the loneliest highway in America, what do we see chugging up the rail line next to it, but Northern Nevada Railways steam locomotive #93. It was a beautiful sight to see and a lovely sound to hear. Julie had the camera and got a wave and an extra cool whistle from the engineer. It was a fun moment in time for us and will be a nice memory for the future. Steam engine #93 was built in 1909 by the American Locomotive Co (ALCO). It’s a 2-8-0 type steam engine built for the American Smelters Securities Co. and commissioned to haul ore on the Nevada Northern lines. It was sold in 1920 to Nevada Consolidated Copper, and in 1952, three of the four locomotives built by ALCO were scrapped. Old #93 was kept as a backup locomotive. In 1961, it was placed in a museum in Ely, where it remained for 29 years until it was traded along with other equipment to the Northern Nevada Railway Museum. In 1993, it found new life as an excursion train pulling passenger cars. Here is