Nevada Northern Railway Museum

Be The Engineer...

You can actually be the engineer of a steam locomotive at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum . It is an intense hands-on experience that you will remember forever! You’re can show up at the engine house at o’dark thirty, to help prepare the locomotive for the day . You will be doing this in the original 1907 engine house . After the air brake test, it’s off to the mainline, through the 115-year-old rail yard .

Now its time! You’re sitting in the engineer’s seat of a centuryold steam locomotive on the main line! You open the cylinder cocks, give two blasts on the whistle, your hand easing out the throttle . Then you hear it! Chuff! Chuff! Chuff! The locomotive is moving at your command!

Slowly the speed builds, road crossing up ahead . Things are happening fast now . You need

to blow for the crossing – two longs, a short and a long . The grader steepens, more throttle is needed . The fireman is throwing coal into the firebox . The flames are leaping out .

Up head is a tunnel, it’s not long, but its dark, the cab fills up with smoke and steam . The fireman throws in more coal, the cab lights up briefly, and then it’s through the tunnel into the sun light . More throttle as the grade steepens and then another tunnel . You hear the locomotive reverberate through the tunnel . And then you’re out of the tunnel running along US 50 . You’re high up in the cab of the iron horse, now you get to wave to people in the cars driving by . By this time, you’re only a third of the way into your trip . I could go on - but you need to come out and experience it for yourself .

To sign up for your trip, give us a call (775) 289-2085 or online www.nnry.com/pages/

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