The engine house Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
In 2019 The Ely Times printed stories gathered by the railroad foundation's executive director. One staff member described a man in overalls walking into the dark boiler shop, voices and tool sounds across the engine house, and a figure walking through steam when no one else was in the building. Source: The Ely Times, 2019.
Facts below are drawn from the linked sources.
Real history
The Nevada Northern Railway was built in 1905–06, primarily to reach a major copper-producing area in White Pine County, running about 140 miles north from Ely (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
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Coach 5 Our creepiness rating 💀💀💀💀💀
The same staff accounts describe the shape of a small child in Coach 5 and a boot found 20 feet from where it was left in the paint barn. Source: The Ely Times, 2019. The railroad began public haunted walking tours that year (The Ely Times, 2019).
The same staff accounts describe the shape of a small child in Coach 5 and a boot found 20 feet from where it was left in the paint barn. Source: The Ely Times, 2019. The railroad began public haunted walking tours that year (The Ely Times, 2019).
Then and now
Public access
Access unverified It operates as a museum with train rides, but the official site could not be loaded on the date checked. Last checked: Oct 31, 2026.
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