Nevada Northern Railway
Nevada Northern Railway Overview
The Nevada Consolidated Copper Company laid 150 miles of track from Cobre, on the Southern Pacific line, to Ely in 1905 – 1906.
Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat mines, west of Ely, and transported by rail to the smelter at McGill.
Passenger service and the “school train” carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941.
With the closing of local copper mines in 1983, the railroad ceased operations.
Currently, part of the line serves the Nevada Northern Railway Museum for live steam rides.
The East Ely shop complex for the Railway was listed as a National Historic Landmark District in 2006
Category
- Architecture
- Mining
- Railroad
Marker Type
Blue marker
Nevada Historical Marker Number
Nevada Northern Railway is Nevada Historical Marker #100.
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County
White Pine County, Nevada
GPS Coordinates
39.252605 -114.878593
Nevada Historical Marker Transcription
Mark Requa’s Nevada Consolidated Copper Company laid 150-mile of track from Cobre, on the Southern Pacific line, to Ely in 1905-06 to haul ore from the Copper Flat mines west of Ely.
Ore was loaded into railroad gondolas at Copper Flat for the trip to the smelter at McGill, over a double-track trestle that was 1720 feet long. The trestle burned in 1922 and was replaced with an earth-fill span.
Passenger service and the “school train” carrying McGill youth to Ely High School ended in 1941. With the closing of local copper mines in 1983, the railroad ceased operations. Currently, part of the line serves the Nevada Northern Railway Museum for live steam rides. The East Ely shop complex for the Railway was listed as a National Historic Landmark District in 2006.
STATE HISTORICAL MARKER NO. 100
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
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Nevada Northern Railway