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A steam Where-Is-It?

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A steam Where-Is-It?
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:20 PM
Thought I might try another "Where-Is-It." So can anyone guess where this was taken?

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 16, 2005 4:58 PM
The Nevada Northern shop in Ely, Nevada?
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 16, 2005 5:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by rebelfdl

The Nevada Northern shop in Ely, Nevada?


Jim,

Good call. Have you been to the Nevada Northern at Ely, NV?

The locomotive pictured is a 1917 product of Baldwin, it was rostered on the Nevada Northern as their No. 81. It is a 89 ton coal fired consolidation (2-8-0) with 51 inch drivers. It is to be the next steam locomotive project under-taken by the museum - no date set yet.

Trains readers were treated to two nice photos of NNRY's No. 40 in the May issue of the magazine. Here is one I captured of the No. 40 at the museum April 7th.



The Nevada Northern's web page is here:

http://www.nevadanorthernrailway.net/

Railroads of White Pine County is here:

http://nn.railfan.net/

Jim - Lawton, NV MP236
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Posted by chad thomas on Sunday, April 17, 2005 11:52 AM
For anyone thats been there, there is no mistakin' this place !!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 5:14 PM
Jim-

Nope never been anywhere near Nevada for about 20+ years. But, since I receive almost all the railfan mags, this shot looked familiar. IIRC, TRAINS had a pictorial of the shops and operations about 6-8 years ago.
The give aways?---Your home location, and that ex-Kennecott caboose.[8D]
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 9:37 PM
I actually have a picture of that engine coming out of a tunnel just west of Ely, it is a beautiful picture that my cousin took years ago that we had blown up.
Brad

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