Podcast #71-S2 - East Ely Railroad Depot Museum Ely, Nevada - Jan 06 2022

Here in the Mountains of Rural Nevada, we are in such a remote spot of America that almost everyone has to make a specific plan to come and visit us. That's why National Plan Your Vacation Day makes sense. Plan for something great to happen this Summer.  Out here in the heart of the real American West there is lots to do and see.

Even if you missed  January 30th, let's work together to make today your own "National Plan Your Vacation Day."  To help get you started, here are some links as your consider National Plan Your Vacation Day:

For starters, consider making Ely your base camp to explore Great Basin National Park and the surrounding area.  It's just an hour away and it is amazing! From the 13,000-foot summit of Wheeler Peak, to the sage-covered foothills, it is a place to sample the stunning diversity of the larger Great Basin region. Come and partake of the solitude of the wilderness, walk among ancient bristlecone pines, bask in the darkest of night skies, and explore mysterious subterranean passages of Lehman Caves.

There are, of course, full-emersion hands-on-history railroad experiences here at the historic Nevada Northern Railroad:

90 minute excursion train rides, many pulled by one of our original steam locomotives
You can spend the Night in the Museum!  Find out how.
Explore the original maintenance shop and train yard that are still in daily use
"Be the Engineer" experience where you actually run one of our historic locomotives on your own two hour trip "up the hill"
Railroad Reality Week a week-long immersion experience
Specially themed and evening trains

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 89301 (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