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Artwork: #601 of 1072 by Robert Bales

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Tucson, AZ - United States

Nice image with a great description, Robert. v

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Douglas for the great comment and the V!

Long Beach, CA - United States

Fantastic in black and white, Robert! f/v

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Heid for the great comments on the b/w and the f/v!

Denton, TX - United States

Hi Robert, What a great looking train and love to see all those old trains. Ruth

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Ruth and I also enjoy the old trains. We went for a ride on this one.

Lithia, FL - United States

Great shot!

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Carol!

Wauwatosa, WI - United States

Beautiful work, congrats!!

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks CJ for the great comment and the congrats!

Budapest, H - Hungary

Congrats on your sale..................Odon.

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Odon! Ir was a very pleasant surprise.

Jackson, MO - United States

Congratulations on your sale.

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Jane for the Congrats!

Christchurch, E9 - New Zealand

I Love the steem trains when ever I can get on one I will just for the fun of it all.Congrats on your great sale!!!

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Joyce and it sure was a great ride on this one!

Parma, OH - United States

Congrats on your sale Robert!

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks Robert!

Boise, ID - United States

Beautiful B&W! v/f

Robert Bales replied:

I am glad you enjoyed it!

Strykersville, NY - United States

Just perfect in black and white Robert. Wonderful light and contrasts here. Great capture. F.V

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks for looking and the great comments!

Long Beach, WA - United States

Excellent find and capture Robert! fav/vote

Robert Bales replied:

Thanks!!

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The Nevada Northern in Ely, Nevada is ready to go on its daily trip.
A railroad steam engine! It sits there at the station grumbling and belching and there's not a man I know who can stand and look at one of these steaming, smoking monsters and not wish he was up there in the cab driving the thing. Well, here at the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely, Nevada, you can. There's a couple of options and it costs between 200 and 550 dollars depending on what you do, but YOU, like John and Michael Monsma from Flagstaff, can sit IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT... and drive...take this beast right out on the mainline and now YOU'RE going where the train goes instead of standing on the side of the track WISHING you were going, and the throttle is in your hand. The day we were there, you would have been under the watchful and very patient eye of Engineer Harold Hockett, who makes sure you don't run off the end of the track...

"I show them how to use the independent brake valve," says Harold. "An how to use the throttle. What to look for. When you're driving a steam engine you have to more or less learn to drive it by feel. 'By the seat of your pants,' that's the way you drive a steam engine."

Harold laughs. "People buy these lessons and they get up here in the cab and they're amazed. They're scared. They don't realize it's so hot. And they come up here with shorts on and no gloves. We have to make a few changes before we can go."

Michael Monsma, of Flagstaff, bought the steam engine lessons for his father's, John, birthday. "I think after this he's gonna' want a part-time job here!"

Now John is TRYING to keep a serious face on his head but having a hand on the throttle and blowing the whistle and waving at the folks is too much...is this the cat that just ate the canary or what?

"Ever since I was a little kid," says John, "it's one of those things you get excited about! I had a model train setup in the house and a lot of railroad stuff around. This is a real lifetime experience."

Seven miles up the line they turn the engine around and head back for town and it's Michael's turn to drive. He's driving old engine #40 and it is the steam era at it's most realistic...the fireman still has to shovel coal into the boiler, the cab is hot and noisy, and it has it's own personality!

If you don't have the money to drive the train, you can ride the train for a lot less on weekends during the summer. This, too, is steam era at its best, and sometimes at its grimiest. Going through the one tunnel on the trip and you can literally SEE the smell of steam trains, smoke from the engine swirls into the open car windows an there's a lot of hacking and coughing going on.

It's not a very scenic trip, it runs 7 1/2 miles out of Ely then turns around and comes back. But if you are in the area, it's just one of the things you ought to do if you are a serious tourist at all.

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June 2nd, 2012

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