Nevada Northern Railway Webcam

Railroad Webcam - Steam Railcam

As Of: 1:03pm 41°F … Wind: 6 MPH from the WSW … Mostly cloudy throughout the day.
Tomorrow: Possible light rain until evening. Low: 26, High: 44
7 day: Light rain tomorrow.

Railcam weather updated hourly via DarkSky.com. Join (locomotive couples to the train) and Return times can vary by approx. 10 minutes.
Sign up for our email list to receive monthly updates.

Become a Member

Keep the Fire Burning

This 501(c) Non-Profit Foundation has been acclaimed as America's best-preserved short line railroad. It wouldn't exist without the loyalty from hundreds of supporters like yourself.

Explore membership benefits, including DISCOUNTS, and the satisfaction of taking a role preserving an important part of history.

Hands-On History

Live the Experience Yourself

Immerse yourself in an experience you will never forget.

You can drive a locomotive out on the mainline. You can sleep overnight in the middle of a real railroad yard. You can spend an entire week learning first-hand what railroading is all about.

Find out how.

Closing Through April 30th

Due to the Corona virus we will be closed to the public through April 30th.

We will continue working in our shops, including returning Locomotive 81 to service. Many of the restoration expenses will continue, so your memberships and donations are all the more important during these times.

We would like the opportunity to reschedule your visit to the Railroad for later in the season. If you are scheduled prior to April 30th then give us a call at (775) 289-2085
There is no word yet on the rest of the season. Like you, we want to return to full service as soon as possible.

Be the Engineer

Climb up to the Real Thing!

You are at the throttle for two hours as you take a full-size, standard-gauge steam locomotive from Ely up toward the old Ruth Mining District.

This is the experience of a lifetime. Hear from others who have actually done it.

Locomotive 81 Restoration

Let's do this!

Thanks to your support, we are over half way there. Tubes are going back in the boiler and the running gear is receivinhg new brass.

Last time that was done was 1949!

Find out How to Help

Fast Facts

OPEN DAILY: EXCEPT Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Day, New Years Day, and Jan 2nd.

HOURS: Ticket Desk and General Store open 8am-5pm (4pm on Sundays, later on days when trains depart later). For a walking tour arrive one hour or more prior to closing. Full train schedule here

WHERE: In the mountains of Central Nevada. 245 miles North of Las Vegas, 245 Miles Southwest of Salt Lake City, 300 miles East of Reno. Set your GPS for 1100 Avenue A, Ely, NV 89315 (at the end of E.11th Street, off of US 93).

WHY: Acclaimed as the best preserved and most original example of an American railroad facility. Passenger train rides operate on the original main line, many behind one of our original working steam engines.

PHONE: 775-289-2085 or
866-40-STEAM (866-407-8326)

Welcome to the official webcam and weather-cam for the Nevada Northern Railway in East Ely, NV. This webcam view is the railroad's main yard.

To the left is the administration building, and just behind (barely visible) it is the East Ely Depot, built in 1907.

Down at the far end of the yard you can see the Master Mechanic's Office, the Enginehouse.

To the right of that, but closer, is the Repair-In-Place building that was used for repair, and in some cases, construct rolling stock.

On the far right are two coaling towers. The concrete one is the original. The wooden one was constructed a few years later when the railroad started to purchase automatic coal stokers for the newer locomotives. Coal stokers required "stoker grade" coal, which was more consistent in size, and thus more expensive. Thus, the need to separate "stoker" coal from "runt" coal.

This railcam scene is very similar to what you would have seen at this very spot 100 years ago today! Very little has changed. We invite you to visit and see all of this for yourself. Wave to your friends back home via the webcam when you are here enjoying history with us.

The Nevada Northern Railway is a National Historic Landmark and nonprofit museum. Most of the original Nevada Northern locomotives, rolling stock, track and buildings are being preserved as part of our ongoing mission. The track was laid over a century ago through the Great Basin of Nevada to service one of the largest copper mines on the continent. Two of the original steam locomotives that were ordered for the railroad over a century ago are still in operation today. It has been said that the Nevada Northern Railway is the best-preserved example of a standard-gauge short-line left in North America.

This is the place to come a variety of railroad experiences. Yes, we have train rides from East Ely up toward the old Ruth Mining District. There are specially themed trains, and, of course, don't miss the seasonal Haunted Ghost Trains and our Polar Express trains to visit the North Pole.

We also have Hand-On adventures, including "Be the Engineer", "Ride with the Engineer", and Railroad Reality Week which is our Summer hands-on railroad camp for teens and adults.

NNRY live railroad webcam - railcam - weathercam

TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence - 5 years in a row
Best Event in Rural Nevada - The Polar Express - 5 years in a row
Nevada State Treasure - Best Preservation Effort in the West - Attraction of the Year
Best Place to Take the Kids in Rural Nevada - Recognized 8 times
Best Museum in Rural Nevada - Recognized 7 times
Best Tour in Rural Nevada - New award category in 2017

Read hundreds of
TripAdvisor
reviews about us

Add Comment

* Required information

2000

Comments (1)

New

Rick (Abaco Bahamas, US) says...

Just finished rail camp. Two big thumbs up, would do it again in a heartbeat.

Admin:

Rick, thanks for the kind words about the Rail Camp. It was great to have you here participating with us for the week. Hope to see you again down the line.