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 ...

At 9 a.m., we backed out of the garage in Larkspur and headed out on our 538-mile trip to Ely, Nevada. Why would anyone go to Ely, you may ask? It’s a remote town in northeastern Nevada miles from ...

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 ...

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; ...