Nevada Northern Railway

by J. Joan Bassett, Mark S. Bassett, J Joan Bassett

Book Overview

The Nevada Northern Railway is the sole survivor from a grand era when railroads served mines throughout the state. Built in 1905-1906 to develop the incredible copper deposits of the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company in White Pine County, it was--and still is--a workaday railroad. Although its primary purpose was to haul ore, it eventually served the community with a daily passenger train between East Ely and Cobre until 1941. Over 4.5 million people...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738574759
• ISBN13: 9780738574752
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.9" x 9.0"