I arrived in Ely, Nv. for the first regular run of the Ghost Train’s excoursion run. Here are some shots or the train getting ready and heading to Ruth.
Here is the crew getting on the Alco before gettingthe train together
With the caboose in tow they head for the train
Hooking up to the train.
Hooked up to the train and ready to move to the station.
At the station and ready to load passengers.
Passengers loaded and heading out of the station.
Now on the track to Ruth the train heads through town.
Heading out of Ely twards Ruth, just about to enter the tunnel.
Any direction it’s about 250 miles to any real civilization. Fortuneately speed limits are relatively high in Nevada [;)]. But it works for me as it’s centeral to the areas I work in at my new job.