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Nevada Northern Railway Bassett W-16

Chip Savoye — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:39:24 +0000

The Nevada Northern Railway is the sole survivor from a grand era when railroads served mines throughout the state. Built in 1905-1906 to develop the incredible copper deposits of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company in White Pine County, it was–and still is–a workaday railroad. Although its primary purpose was to haul ore, it eventually served the community with a daily passenger train between East Ely and Cobre until 1941. Over 4.5 million people rode the trains, and a mountain of copper ore was moved. In 1983, the Nevada Northern Railway ceased operating, and two years later the entire ore line, including the railroad’s yard and shop facilities in East Ely, was donated to the White Pine Historical Railroad Foundation that now operates the railway as a museum. Instead of relics in glass cases or repainted old equipment on static display, the museum preserves a working steam railroad, delighting train enthusiasts year-round with passenger service and special seasonal excursions.

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Thistle Focus on Disaster by Oneita Sumsion W 3

Chip Savoye — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 02:14:28 +0000

“Vivid and well-written portrayal of the disastrous mudslide that swallowed the town of Thistle, Utah in 1983. The author describes the town before the mudslide — its residents and history — before providing an almost minute by minute account of the sudden calamity that swallowed up the town. She also interviewed many of the townspeople whose lives were upended so that there is a record of what happened to them afterwards. Illustrated throughout with black and white photos and maps. 173 pages.”

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Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California Vol. 3by David Myrick (W 16

Gene Harmon — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:21:35 +0000

Valuable as these volumes are in relation to railroad operations in Nevada and California, their usefulness as authoritative reference sources embraces a much broader scope. Railroads of Nevada and Eastern California is as much a history of the region as it is a study of the railroads. The principal mines and mills and their production are scrupulously detailed, together with the personalities who created them.

The final volume in the complete history of Nevada and Eastern California railroads David Myrick’s monumental railroad histories have become essential reference works for railroaders, historians, and hobbyists. Volume III contains additional information about the northern roads, including some not covered in previous volumes, and about developments since the publication of the first two volumes in the railroads of the region. It provides new facts gleaned from the correspondence of Collis P. Huntington, one of the builders of the Central Pacific and Southern Pacific railroads. It also covers roads connected with the lumber industry and the construction of electric power plants, and Southern Pacific branch lines, including some that never advanced beyond surveys.

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