Nevada Northern Railway 81 Steam Locomotive Cab Ride

Watch the fireman and engineer steam Nevada Northern Railway 81 and an excursion train from East Ely Yard to Keystone Wye and back.
I am hoping that my camera skills will improve with practice and recording future videos. Come back and see!
0:05: Navigating East Ely Yard
8:40: Beginning the ascent to Keystone
11:45: An unplanned stop
13:00: Back on the run upgrade
16:48: Two tunnels and upgrade running
25:57: Navigating Keystone Wye
30:23: Most of descent back to East Ely Yard
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[@brianfalzon6739]

Very cool ride

[@highballrailroadimages1502]

The highlight was when I was allowed to blow the whistle for a grade crossing. I had been waiting all my life to do that--what a thrill! Thank you for watching the video!

[@oscargonzales7948]

I always wondered how that bell works. I thought it would have some steam driven mechanism. But its pushed by a rope. Is there any railroad sign indicating when they have to use it?

[@highballrailroadimages1502]

The bell on NNRY 81 is manual and operated by the fireman with a rope, as you saw. I believe that many steam locomotives have a bell driven by an air powered cylinder mounted on the side of the bell arm, which is just as you thought. I did not see any signs at NNRY indicating a bell requirement. Although I have not researched this issue, I believe that the bell is required where people are present or likely to be present, such as arriving at a train station or traveling through a yard. Thank you for watching the video!

[@Orlando_Rails]

I did a cab ride in the locomotive that they used in back to the future III in Sonora.

[@legomannnnn8224]

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