LOCOMOTIVE 81 IS DONE! Yes, thanks to the combined efforts of a small army of members, supporters, volunteers and staff, I am proud to announce that Nevada Northern Railway Locomotive 81 is back in service!!! She joins her stable mate, Nevada Northern Railway Locomotive 93 as another operating steam locomotive here at East Ely Nevada! Locomotive 81 was purchased from the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1916. She was constructed in March 1917 and delivered to the Nevada Northern Railway in April 1917

🚂 SUCCESS! LOCOMOTIVE 81 PASSED HER STEAM TESTS! 🔥 This afternoon, Locomotive 81 rolled one big step closer to returning to service! After three days of intensive testing, she passed ALL of her steam tests with flying colors. The final step is reassembly. Once complete, she’ll be officially signed off for service and ready to return to operations. Not bad for a 109-year-old steam locomotive—though we’ll admit, it’s been a long haul! A quick recap of the work completed: • Replaced the boiler kn