It was the search for stars that brought me to the town of Ely on a weekend in May. A friend and I had booked tickets for the Nevada Northern Railway, which runs on select summer evenings from mid-May ...

The clamor of trains and blaring whistles no longer disturb folks in Ely. The railroad tracks now skirt the northern edge of this old mining town, not quite a four-hour drive north of Las Vegas. The ...

ELY, Nev. — This weekend was the annual Fire and Ice Winter Festival in eastern Nevada. It combined ice bowling, art sculptures, bonfires, live music, and historic train rides. This year's event is ...

ELY, Nevada — Utah isn't the only state in the Mountain West celebrating the holidays. The Nevada Northern Railway brings in the cheer with an adventure to the North Pole on "Santa's Reindeer Flyer" ...

Visit: Museum open daily 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (4 p.m. on Sundays) except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Jan. 2. Check website for full schedule of train rides and events; ...

Although trains have become an outmoded form of public transportation in much of the United States, riding the rails remains near the top of our to-do list. Thus, a recent drive across central Nevada ...

Whether it's a ride on America's longest train line or a visit to the world-class exhibitions at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis, railroad enthusiasts have plenty of activities to ...

While the bright city lights illuminate the night skies over Las Vegas, in the evening something magical happens in the town of Ely. “We’ve got the darkest skies in the US," Dr. Jerri-Lynn ...

Thus, a recent drive across central Nevada included a mandatory visit to Ely’s Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Ely was one of numerous mining towns that in the early 1900s benefited from short-line ...

Thus, a recent drive across central Nevada included a mandatory visit to Ely’s Nevada Northern Railway Museum. Ely was one of numerous mining towns that in the early 1900s benefited from short-line ...