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between East Ely and Ruth. The line was abandoned in 1999 when copper mining was discontinued, however in 2004 the mines were reopened, and the copper concentrate was hauled by road. The disused line between Ely and Cobre was acquired by the city of Ely in 2006.
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built between 1954 and 1956 to operate over the line. They were numbered #201 – 205. For switching and local operations the railroad used two
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A small portion of the BHP Nevada Railroad was operated over the Nevada Northern Railway Museum tracks with
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BHP ended up turning over its locomotives and rolling stock to the
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Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History – The Desert States
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Passenger train at the East Ely depot (September 29, 2007).
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as part of a settlement over their track lease agreement.
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Index

Ruth, Nevada
Reporting mark
Shafter
Ely
Track gauge
standard gauge
reporting mark
shortline railroad
Nevada
BHP
Nevada Northern Railway
Utah Construction Company
copper ore concentrate
Riepetown
Shafter, Nevada
interchanged
Union Pacific
smelter
San Manuel, Arizona
Australian
Magma Copper
Robinson Mine
Ruth, Nevada
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railroad
EMD SD9
locomotives
GE 70-ton
switchers
Santa Maria Valley Railroad

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