The Nevada Northern Railway Museum is a railroad museum and heritage railroad located in Ely, Nevada, owned by the State of Nevada and …
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Nov 29, 2024
The area around East Ely Yard is amazing. you can look through the depot bldg., and walk around the yard. You can also visit the engine house where they store the diesel maintenance and rebuild the s… Full review by donaldh381
Oct 27, 2024
We had hoped to ride behind a 1909 steam locomotive but it developed a mechanical defect and a diesel was substituted. The ride through the Arizona desert was pleasant, colors were starting to change… Full review by C2765JXalexs
Sep 22, 2024
Total fun experience. Great staff and experience. Go on the train ride, then the walking tour. Going back to do a specialty rode soon! Full review by Paige M
Are reservations needed for train rides ? LOVE train rides !
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If you visit their web site you will see a variety of offerings of special trips and also regular daily trips. We wanted to do the star viewing night trip and all the reservations were taken …
If you visit their web site you will see a variety of offerings of special trips and also regular daily trips. We wanted to do the star viewing night trip and all the reservations were taken a year out. We were told that they might have standby seating available and so we took the chance to show up with no reservation. We arrived about 15 minutes before departure and were told they had two spots we could have so we paid our ticket fee and went. So I think the best plan is to have a reservation but if it looks sold out don't despair. Give it a shot. The next night we had a reservation on the Sunset, stars and campagne trip and that was fine.
I see some people have said the train runs during a new moon, for no light pollution, but it actually runs each Friday from May-August. Can someone clarify that? If the moon is full or high in the sky, does it affect the viewing in the national park?
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Tracy, due to the popularity of the Star Trains we now operate every Friday night in 2020 from mid-May through mid-September. On occasion there will be a full moon, we …
Tracy, due to the popularity of the Star Trains we now operate every Friday night in 2020 from mid-May through mid-September. On occasion there will be a full moon, we don't consider that to be light pollution since it is a celestial body. There are a lot of variables in play here most of which Mother Nature controls from possible clouds on the viewing night to where the moon. planets and stars are in their respective obit. And for clarification the train does not go to the park. We bring the rangers to the train.
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