Nevada Northern 81 arrives in East Ely as the sun begins to set.

Right Lane Must Turn Left. An RTD L Line train made up entirely of SD-160 no. 216 (Siemens, 1992-2013) is seen turning the corner from 19th St into Stout St in Downtown Denver.

Santa Maria Valley Railroad #100 on the Heber Creeper. The train is at Vivian Parked preparing for the return trip to Heber, Utah. (Tom Ellis photo)

Nevada Northern 81 charges up the steep grade as it nears Lackawanna Crossing.

Nevada Northern 81 charges out of the Rock Cut with the Steptoe Valley Flyer on a beautiful February afternoon.

Nevada Northern #81 rolls past a brilliant mountain view with the Steptoe Valley Flyer passenger train

Locomotive 81 has the Steptoe Valley Flyer at track speed as it passes a phonebooth at a passing track

Having crossed Steptoe Creek the daily northbound passenger train is climbing toward Hi Line Junction. I always thought 81 was the best looking engine on the roster so after it was restored we de... (more)

Beautiful steam loc in the Golden Spike National Historical Park.

The third trip of the day heads out to Railroad Pass.

The "Slim Princess" visits Nevada. Visiting from the Carson & Colorado Railway in Independence, CA, for the "Great Western Steam-Up", here's Southern Pacific's, narrow g... (more)

Eureka on the point. Eureka & Palisade #4, a beautiful, 1875 Baldwin, 4-4-0 narrow gauge wood-burner, rounds the curve at the north end of the Nevada State Railroad Museum's dual-gauge loop... (more)

V&T Survivor: #25. Topping off its tender cistern at the Nevada State Railroad Museum's water tank is one of the two surviving Virginia & Truckee Locomotives that can still operate. This ... (more)

Southern Pacific Narrow Gauge No. 18, the Slim Princess, leads another set of cars for a 2nd train ride around the museum grounds.

Santa Cruz Portland Cement Co No. 2,The Chiggen, leads train rides around the museum grounds.