Nevada Northern Railway hostler Gary Hansen works on one of the marker lamps on engine 93 as he helps prepare the locomotive for another day of service at Ely, Nevada on February 12th, 2022. The hostler prepares an engine for the day’s duties before the crew arrives. During the age of steam, hostlers were a full-time position, and they covered the overnight span when the engines weren’t in use. Gary is also a diesel locomotive engineer for the NNRY. Locomotive #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored to service in 1993. According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 15mm, f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 1000. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #steamtrains #nevadanorthernrailway

Nevada Northern Railway hostler Gary Hansen prepares #93 for a day of work at Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway hostler Gary Hansen works on one of the marker lamps on engine 93 as he helps prepare the locomotive for another day of service at Ely, Nevada on February 12th, 2022.

The hostler prepares an engine for the day’s duties before the crew arrives. During the age of steam, hostlers were a full-time position, and they covered the overnight span when the engines weren’t in use. Gary is also a diesel locomotive engineer for the NNRY.

Locomotive #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored to service in 1993.

According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 15mm, f/5.6, 1/125, ISO 1000.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #steamtrains #nevadanorthernrailway

Early morning golden light rakes across the engine house as Nevada Northern Railway steam locomotives 93 and 81 pull out into the frigid air at Ely, Nevada, during the museums 2022 Winter Photo Charter event on February 12th, 2022. According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. The museum is situated at the East Ely Yards, which are part of the Nevada Northern Railway. The site is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places as the Nevada Northern Railway East Ely Yards and Shops and is also known as the "Nevada Northern Railway Complex". The rail yards were designated a National Historic Landmark District on September 27, 2006. The site was cited as one of the best-preserved early 20th-century railroad yards in the nation, and a key component in the growth of the region's copper mining industry. Developed in the first decade of the 20th century, it served passengers and freight until 1983, when the Kennecott Copper Company, its then-owner, donated the yard to a local non-profit for preservation. The property came complete with all the company records of the Nevada Northern from its inception.” According to the NNRY website, #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored back into service in 1993. Locomotive #81 is a "Consolidation" type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 280. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #steamtrains #nevadanorthernrailway#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

Nevada Northern Railway steam locomotives 93 and 81 pull out into the frigid air at Ely, Nevada

Early morning golden light rakes across the engine house as Nevada Northern Railway steam locomotives 93 and 81 pull out into the frigid air at Ely, Nevada, during the museums 2022 Winter Photo Charter event on February 12th, 2022.

According to Wikipedia: The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.

The museum is situated at the East Ely Yards, which are part of the Nevada Northern Railway. The site is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places as the Nevada Northern Railway East Ely Yards and Shops and is also known as the “Nevada Northern Railway Complex”. The rail yards were designated a National Historic Landmark District on September 27, 2006. The site was cited as one of the best-preserved early 20th-century railroad yards in the nation, and a key component in the growth of the region’s copper mining industry. Developed in the first decade of the 20th century, it served passengers and freight until 1983, when the Kennecott Copper Company, its then-owner, donated the yard to a local non-profit for preservation. The property came complete with all the company records of the Nevada Northern from its inception.”

According to the NNRY website, #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored back into service in 1993.

Locomotive #81 is a “Consolidation” type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @ 24mm, f/7.1, 1/800, ISO 280.

April 1, 2022 – CSX I025 rolls though the site of the December 10th, 2021, tornado that derailed CSX Q500 on the Henderson Subdivision and devastated the small community Barnsley, Kentucky, and many others along its path as it plowed through 6 states. After four months a lot of debris has been cleared, homeowners have begun to rebuild their homes and lives. Fortunately, this community didn’t lose anyone to the storm and there were miracles, one of which was when two Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies along with other rescuers found 3- and 15-month baby boys safe inside a bathtub where they'd been hidden to shelter before the Kentucky tornado that killed 78 people in its path, sucked up the whole tub with them inside and flung it from their house. The boys - 15-month-old Kaden and three-month-old Dallas - were ripped from the home in Barnsley when the tornado struck on December 10. Their grandmother had tucked them into the bathtub for shelter with blankets and a Bible as the storm bore down on them. They all survived the tornado. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSX I025 rolls though the site of the December 10th, 2021, tornado at Barnsley, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision

April 1, 2022 – CSX I025 rolls though the site of the December 10th, 2021, tornado that derailed CSX Q500 on the Henderson Subdivision and devastated the small community Barnsley, Kentucky, and many others along its path as it plowed through 6 states. After four months a lot of debris has been cleared, homeowners have begun to rebuild their homes and lives.

Fortunately, this community didn’t lose anyone to the storm and there were miracles, one of which was when two Hopkins County Sheriff Deputies along with other rescuers found 3- and 15-month baby boys safe inside a bathtub where they’d been hidden to shelter before the Kentucky tornado that killed 78 people in its path, sucked up the whole tub with them inside and flung it from their house.

The boys – 15-month-old Kaden and three-month-old Dallas – were ripped from the home in Barnsley when the tornado struck on December 10. Their grandmother had tucked them into the bathtub for shelter with blankets and a Bible as the storm bore down on them. They all survived the tornado.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2000, ISO 110.

In this dramatic black and white Infrared photo Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 heads back to Ely, Nevada with an empty ore train under the control of engineer Jim Montague and fireman, as they pass the old ore loading docks at the Lackawanna Crossing on the Robinson Canyon Route on February 12th, 2022. They weren’t moving ore but was a part of the museums three-day Winter Photo Charter event that ran from February 11-13th, 2022. This was my first trip to the Nevada Northern and won’t be my last! Locomotive #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored back into service in 1993, according to the NNRY website. According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 14mm, f/4, 1/750, ISO 200. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #infraredtrainphotography #infraredphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #steamtrains #nevadanorthernrailway

Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 heads back to Ely, Nevada in this Infrared photo

In this dramatic black and white Infrared photo Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 heads back to Ely, Nevada with an empty ore train under the control of engineer Jim Montague and fireman, as they pass the old ore loading docks at the Lackawanna Crossing on the Robinson Canyon Route on February 12th, 2022.

They weren’t moving ore but was a part of the museums three-day Winter Photo Charter event that ran from February 11-13th, 2022. This was my first trip to the Nevada Northern and won’t be my last!

Locomotive #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored back into service in 1993, according to the NNRY website.

According to Wikipedia: The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.

Tech Info: Fuji XT-1, RAW, Converted to 720nm B&W IR, Nikon 10-24 @ 14mm, f/4, 1/750, ISO 200.

Paducah and Louisville's (PAL) University of Kentucky locomotives, 2012 and 4522 lead loaded Louisville Gas and Electric coal train as it works north on the Warrior lead, passing the CSX PeeVee Spur at Madisonville, Kentucky on March 30th, 2022. The two locomotives have been painted to commemorate the NCAA wins by the University of Kentucky and they’ve also got a couple painted for the University of Louisville’s wins as well in the system. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 200 #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

PAL University of Kentucky locomotives, 2012 and 4522 lead loaded coal train from Warrior Coal Mine, Madisonville, KY

Paducah and Louisville’s (PAL) University of Kentucky locomotives, 2012 and 4522 lead loaded Louisville Gas and Electric coal train as it works north on the Warrior lead, passing the CSX PeeVee Spur at Madisonville, Kentucky on March 30th, 2022.

The two locomotives have been painted to commemorate the NCAA wins by the University of Kentucky and they’ve also got a couple painted for the University of Louisville’s wins as well in the system.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 200

March 19, 2022 - The crew on eastbound CSX Q374 (Rose Lake, IL (UP) - Avon, IN) freight waits for a signal on the Indianapolis Terminal Subdivision so it can head east from Danville, IN, with Kansas City Southern 4841 and Norfolk Southern 4237 leading the way. According to worldwiderails.com: Those who are unfamiliar with railroads may not understand why railroads would share locomotives, but there are many good reasons for this long-standing practice. It might seem contradictory for railroads to share locomotives since they’re sometimes in direct competition with each other, but this practice benefits both companies. Railroads share locomotives in a series of arrangements known as pooled power arrangements. Railroads will share both tracks and locomotives with other railroads to pool resources for increased efficiency. When a locomotive operates through the territories of multiple railroads without stopping, this locomotive is said to be running on run-through power. In most cases, it is more efficient to leave the locomotive on the track to carry freight for either line than it is to try and pull the locomotive once it hits a territory edge. Trains operate most efficiently when they can remain running. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm, f/6, 1/400, ISO 450. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer

CSX Q374 (Rose Lake, IL (UP) – Avon, IN) freight waits for a signal at Danville, Indiana

March 19, 2022 – The crew on eastbound CSX Q374 (Rose Lake, IL (UP) – Avon, IN) freight waits for a signal on the Indianapolis Terminal Subdivision so it can head east from Danville, IN, with Kansas City Southern 4841 and Norfolk Southern 4237 leading the way.

According to worldwiderails.com: Those who are unfamiliar with railroads may not understand why railroads would share locomotives, but there are many good reasons for this long-standing practice. It might seem contradictory for railroads to share locomotives since they’re sometimes in direct competition with each other, but this practice benefits both companies.

Railroads share locomotives in a series of arrangements known as pooled power arrangements. Railroads will share both tracks and locomotives with other railroads to pool resources for increased efficiency.

When a locomotive operates through the territories of multiple railroads without stopping, this locomotive is said to be running on run-through power. In most cases, it is more efficient to leave the locomotive on the track to carry freight for either line than it is to try and pull the locomotive once it hits a territory edge. Trains operate most efficiently when they can remain running.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 500mm, f/6, 1/400, ISO 450.

On March 14th, 2022 United States Army Gensets 6520 and 6519 prepare to pull south to Ft. Campbell, Ky, under the Lovers Lane Overpass, at Hopkinsville, Kentucky with another loaded military train, returning from military exercises somewhere out west. The equipment was delivered by CSX S864, which was a Rose Lake, IL - Hopkinsville, Ky train and was one of about 5 trains that ran down the CSX CE&D and Henderson Subdivisions to Hopkinsville over the past week, returning equipment from training to Ft. Campbell. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

United States Army Gensets 6520 and 6519 prepare to pull south to Ft. Campbell, Ky from Hopkinsville.

On March 14th, 2022 United States Army Gensets 6520 and 6519 prepare to pull south to Ft. Campbell, Ky, under the Lovers Lane Overpass, at Hopkinsville, Kentucky with another loaded military train, returning from military exercises somewhere out west.

The equipment was delivered by CSX S864, which was a Rose Lake, IL – Hopkinsville, Ky train and was one of about 5 trains that ran down the CSX CE&D and Henderson Subdivisions to Hopkinsville over the past week, returning equipment from training to Ft. Campbell.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/3000, ISO 100.

Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 sits quietly chuffing away, as beams of sunlight stream through the engine house windows as a crewmember works on the engine, after another day of work at Ely, Nevada on February 11th, 2022. Locomotive #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored to service in 1993. According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 14mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 1000.

Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 sits quietly chuffing away in the engine house at Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway engine 93 sits quietly chuffing away, as beams of sunlight stream through the engine house windows as a crewmember works on the engine, after another day of work at Ely, Nevada on February 11th, 2022.

Locomotive #93 is a 2-8-0 that was built by the American Locomotive Company in January of 1909 at a cost of $17,610. It was the last steam locomotive to retire from original revenue service on the Nevada Northern Railway in 1961 and was restored to service in 1993.

According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 14mm, f/5.6, 1/320, ISO 1000.

Northbound intermodal I026 meets southbound ethanol train B795 with the CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders trailing, at the south end of the siding at Crofton, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision on March 25th, 2022. CSXT 911 is painted in vibrant red with white and gold striped accents along with the logo of program partners First Responders Children’s Foundation and Operation Gratitude. It also features generic police, fire and emergency medical services logos. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 110 #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

CSX B795 with the CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders at Crofton, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision

Northbound intermodal I026 meets southbound ethanol train B795 with the CSXT 911, Honoring First Responders trailing, at the south end of the siding at Crofton, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision on March 25th, 2022.

CSXT 911 is painted in vibrant red with white and gold striped accents along with the logo of program partners First Responders Children’s Foundation and Operation Gratitude. It also features generic police, fire and emergency medical services logos.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/1000, ISO 110

Mike Hughes, the fireman on Nevada Northern Railway #81, throws a switch in the yard at Ely, Nevada on February 13th, 2022 during the museums winter photo charter event as the train waits to move forward. Nevada Northern No. 81 is a "Consolidation" type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway. According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 200mm, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 140. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #steamtrains #nevadanorthernrailway

Mike Hughes, the fireman on Nevada Northern Railway #81, throws a switch at Ely, Nevada

Mike Hughes, the fireman on Nevada Northern Railway #81, throws a switch in the yard at Ely, Nevada on February 13th, 2022 during the museums winter photo charter event as the train waits to move forward.

Nevada Northern No. 81 is a “Consolidation” type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway.

According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 10-24mm @ 200mm, f/5.6, 1/1250, ISO 140.

Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 1072, Illinois Terminal, and NS 8090 bring up the rear of a coal train as they at the Warrior Coal Mine loop, outside Madisonville, Kentucky on March 18th, 2022. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 1072, Illinois Terminal, and NS 8090 load at Warrior Coal, Madisonville, KY

Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 1072, Illinois Terminal, and NS 8090 bring up the rear of a coal train as they at the Warrior Coal Mine loop, outside Madisonville, Kentucky on March 18th, 2022.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/2500, ISO 100.

#trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

February 11-13th, 2022 visit to the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely, Nevada for steam action!

Between February 11-13th, 2022 I paid a visit to the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely, Nevada to participate in their Winter Photography Charter with NNRW 81 & 93 Steam Locomotives.

This 45 minute program is from a series of Live Videos I did during the trip and also a cab ride on NNRY #81, for a program I presented to the West Kentucky Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society in Madisonville, KY during out March meeting. Thanks for watching!

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Nevada Northern Railway #81 runs with a short passenger train through Moser Cut on the high line as it heads toward the the Steptoe Valley and Ely, Nevada on February 13th, 2022 during the museums winter photo charter event. Nevada Northern No. 81 is a "Consolidation" type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway. According to Wikipedia: “The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada and operated by a historic foundation dedicated to the preservation of the Nevada Northern Railway. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Nikon 70-300mm @ 112mm, f/4.8, 1/2000, ISO 320. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #jimpearsonphotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #steamtrains #nevadanorthernrailway

Nevada Northern Railway #81 runs with a short passenger train through Moser Cut heading to Ely, Nevada

Nevada Northern Railway #81 runs with a short passenger train through Moser Cut on the high line as it heads toward the the Steptoe Valley and Ely, Nevada on February 13th, 2022 during the museums winter photo charter event.

Nevada Northern No. 81 is a “Consolidation” type (2-8-0) steam locomotive that was built for the Nevada Northern in 1917 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, PA, at a cost of $23,700. It was built for Mixed service to haul both freight and passenger trains on the Nevada Northern railway.

Kansas City Southern 4841 and 4150 lead CSX S864 they pull south through the S curve at with a loaded military train at Nortonville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision on March 8th, 2022. S is one of the new designations which indicates a "Special Move" which used to be W Series trains. Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 150. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #dronephotography #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography

Kansas City Southern 4841 and 4150 lead CSX S864 at Nortonville, Ky on a military move

Kansas City Southern 4841 and 4150 lead CSX S864 they pull south through the S curve at with a loaded military train at Nortonville, Kentucky on the Henderson Subdivision on March 8th, 2022. S is one of the new designations which indicates a “Special Move” which used to be W Series trains.

Tech Info: DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone, RAW, 22mm, f/2.8, 1/500, ISO 150.