Rail Riding in Ely 2013

I took my rail bike down over the week of the 4th of july weekend and was to ride on the Nevada Northern Railway in Ely Nv.

[@scada4321]

The music, the scenery, the whole idea of building something yourself and getting it out there is fantastic! Good luck in your endeavours....

[@bobr.6312]

Great fun, thanks for taking us along with you........

[@hometownconstruction3]

I love these rail riding videos.

[@IdealUser]

This is so cool. Looks like a fun way to travel!!

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

A little fun on a deserted line.

[@bobw7066]

Greetings from Australia, thank you for the great ride along with you. Two thumbs up.

[@dadgumit2505]

looks like lots of us have been recommended rail riding / biking videos in the last week or so. They've become a trend now

[@caderamsey8878]

Dadgum it have you been watching A lot of them? If so, then that’s why.

[@baycassidy51]

Off and on for years of wanted to build one my roadblock is finding the wheels

[@markfortin421]

Hello from Michigan! Man...I'd do that in a 💓 heartbeat! It looks like more fun than Disneyland, and costs A LOT less. Thank you for posting this...I had a blast, and Thank You to the Nevada Northern R.R. for allowing it to happen. ✌😁💥

[@dakota813]

Thoroughly enjoyed! Awesome scenery

[@garygerard4290]

too cool you have both gas and peddle power - great video

[@railtrolley]

Great music choice. It looks like the place to film a spaghetti western. This line doesn't have to worry about fallen gum trees and blackberry bushes.

[@maximumpower102]

best soundtrack ever!!! i love the video

[@dougmckenzie680]

Great job on your rail cart and a great video too! Felt like I was there with ya !

[@SMILEVIDEOTRAINS]

aaaaasome video with great scenery. enjoyed my ride

[@steve20664]

I think I would probably love this....I’d be tempted every few yards to go rock hounding..looks awesome and amazing.👍👍😀

[@howardsmith9342]

What's fun is that I know where you were along that rail line, having spent tons of time in Ely through the years. Cool!

[@normsweet1710]

Thank You for sharing the great ride ! I expect the ride after the construction of the machine is the reward .... we’ll done !

[@wesg3084]

Super cool! Thank you for sharing.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Ely, Nevada ❤ Love and miss Nevada -

[@timearly5226]

Me too! Grew up in Reno

[@MrGigi-dz9cv]

These tracks are so nice. Simone should open and maintain them for fun travel like this

[@2quintly]

Very interesting mechanical set ups on that rig. Good video.

[@Petemonster62]

They still have some hand car set-offs, along the track, for you to use in case an excursion train approaches.

[@pablojmarron2611]

looks like a Ron's rail rider to me by the wheels. Loved doing this for years starting 30 years ago. Nice to see you are still at it.

[@massimocallegari4898]

Molto bello!!! E bella anche la musica… saluti dall'Italia!

[@michaelmclaughlin8474]

Awesome looking trip would have been nice to do thank you for the video.

[@painedinks]

Looks like a blast! So awesome!

[@bobbywalker4883]

That looks like a heck of a lot of fun got to add that to my bucket list

[@petercool]

I WISH I WAS THERE WITH YOU NICE RIDE FROM AUSTRALIA

[@joeconrad9147]

Do you have any info on abandoned tracks?

[@scotttilson8876]

Definitely by far the best rail car I’ve seen. Most of them are just a cheap piece of plywood tiny little wheels. This is high-quality stuff.

[@donnappleby1070]

What is the Bluegrass tune played at the end of this video?

[@bz3248]

This is on my bucket list for sure.

[@scottpool4777]

That was awesome yes definitely .

[@markduncan6690]

That little bit of gravel shouldn't stop the show!!

[@klaus9714]

The track literally ended there

[@biketech60]

@@klaus9714 More track is seen beyond the gravel road . How far I have no idea . A shovel and hoe should take care of "road maintenance" for the ambitious .

[@timf2279]

They go to McGill Nevada.

[@peterpetersen4619]

Love the airconditioning.

[@1BillT]

Is this a prototype for the California bullet train?

[@gn4720]

Brown and Newsome designed it themselves Only a billion each . Good one Bill .

[@deplorablewhiteman3628]

Kinda but its faster

[@garyjones7198]

You gotta start somewhere... lol...

[@jasonvredenburg4839]

Bill Taylor yes and 65 billion dollars later

[@garyhughes1936]

Yes it is a prototype. This will be all the money they can spend after rail construction.

[@iskraivan7431]

Super Bravo !!!

[@ryanmcgouirk9402]

Thank you for using a Briggs and Stratton motor

[@jacobit540]

Adorei esse vídeo, me fez lembrar-se de mim e sentir saudades da minha infância.

[@andrewrobb9021]

Great video I'm inspired, thanks.

[@ronduff4325]

What dude has never dreamed of doing this ?! It's so Awesome

[@brianfredline8485]

I see from the plate on the back of the sea that you too are from Boise., If you ever want to ride the Thunder Mountain line from Cascade to Horseshoe Bend, let me know.

[@Eriks191]

Brian Fedline, I just saw your comment. I would be interested in riding that line. Do you work for the Idaho Northern Railway? I have talked to them and hadnt had much luck. the line is currently in fair shape except for rock slides and down trees.

[@steveturansky9031]

I wonder what the MPG is on that. I would think it would get great mileage because the friction should be pretty low.

[@sd90mac61]

Looks like you coulda kept going. I see you only had tools, what about extra gas, you never when your gonna need it. I jus love this rail road riding abandon lines, thanks for sharing this, keep it up👍👍👍

[@ktpinnacle]

What kind of range do you have, and how far can you normally go on an excursion? How much homework do you do to be sure your ride doesn't end a mile down the track?

[@thesprinklerguy2598]

How do you find out what tracks you can ride? I live in Michigan and know several but don't even know if its legal. would be a fun hobby this year all considering.

[@bill45colt]

tell us about your speeder construction,,,problems and solutions. gear ratios,,,vegetation and tree removal issues, cargo and items carried,,, radio scanners,,, drilled axles for wheel gauge change options,,, dimensions and weight,,, extra gas and options for manual pedaling if engine fails....we are interested,,,,,great videos and thanks for your efforts to do a great video

[@bobcalgarycanada8582]

Thanks for the Ride

[@smilevideobritain499]

excellent ride. thank you

[@timearly5226]

I've long wanted to ride the rails like this. But even more I'd love to traverse the UK in a canal boat!

[@groverscorner2364]

That was awesome!!

[@kansascowboy5721]

Where does one get wheels like you have on this cart?

[@Eriks191]

Kansas Cowboy railriders.net I know the guy and he is really great. All made here

[@unclejack123]

are those ABS wheels?

[@dennyshortt8320]

Cool how far did you ride?

[@yousgv8915]

Beautiful

[@summerland6397]

Nice car. The only thing I would add is a bigger muffler to quite it down with a spark arrestor.

[@ABRMelodies]

Very awesome ride.

[@robervalmachado5709]

Fantástic from Brazil.

[@giorgioducchi1666]

Very fun and great music.

[@luisantoniomarrega1120]

Olá mano foi uma boa viagem pelos trilhos! Abraço 😷

[@douglasshrum6967]

where can you find plans for one of those bikes l like the one with the pedals...could be interesting

[@Eriks191]

Douglas Shrum i would suggest checking out railriders.net.

[@biketech60]

I would count half the fun designing and building a unique vehicle .

[@dracy7024]

I could imagine cowboys on their horses riding along side those steamy locos and old carriages shooting in the air like crazy while robbing trains, what in interesting era.

[@miguelcastorena4293]

Where did you get the train wheels from

[@Eriks191]

Miguel Railriders.net

[@donhaffner7843]

love it where to get the wheel's, or who build's them.

[@Eriks191]

don haffner railriders.net

[@charlottemace1810]

THAT WAS A REAL ADVENTURE! HOW DID YOU KNOW YOU WOULDN'T RUN INTO SOME MISSING RAILS?

[@honguyen8191]

Đẹp quá, ra nhiều video như thế này nhé Bạn.

[@josephdodd5840]

How old are those tracks

[@wowcoolrex1040]

how is the speed?>

[@chrisoconnor6445]

You need to film in 350 VR. That would make this a lot more fun and interesting.

[@user-qp2nk9qm8w]

Do you know how to make one?

[@chrisoconnor6445]

Marlene wants to fight! -- Well i don’t know if this is a troll or not but i just noticed i said 350 and not 360 😂. So to make a 360 VR video, there are many companies out there who make these cameras... Some very affordable and some very expensive. Im partial to Insta360... wide range of cameras and prices. But there are a lot of companies that make very good and affordable cameras. Simple to operate and do a great job.

[@Santiago-qm6di]

This is cool... Hello form BraSil!

[@petar-perangrbic8680]

Zanima me kako se snalazite ako vam dolazi u susret neki vlak, a skretnice nema da se prebacite na drugi kolosjek.

[@timearly5226]

I think it is: I'm wondering how it is handled if there is a train coming, and there is no switch to switch directions.

[@davidcraig9779]

Nice wheels, nice ride.

[@MollydogRadar]

I am making the plans for building a rail cart. I like you idea of the backup pedals, in case the engine gives up. I have not decided if use steel or aluminum for the frame. I am trying to keep it as light as possible. Where did you get the rail wheels?

[@Eriks191]

Very cool and we are actually thinking of taking what we learned with this bike and building a new one out of aluminum here soon as this one is a little heavy. the wheels came from Rons Railrider Wheels here is a link to his site they were quite pricy about $920 i think for them. but well worth it as it rides quite and true. www.railriders.net/

[@tomz1daful]

Eriks Gar. You should get a horn, air or electric, long, long, short, then long as you enter the crossing. Also, 24 to 36 vdc pulse in the rails to turn on and off crossing lights, fwiw. You guys s are kewl!

[@tammy7087]

Wow! I bet an aluminum frame would make a zippy little rail buggy. If you had alot of cash, carbon fiber would build a rail rocket.

[@Steve-qi7hc]

Nice ride ... Thanks

[@russellhunt5907]

Now try the line down to Hawthorne .

[@CentralGeorgiaRailfan8051]

The only problem I see here is that these tracks are not abandoned at 1:46 you can see the silver top of the rail as the sun reflects off of it still pretty cool though

[@larryprimm5204]

I have a question, do you need to get permission from the railroad apartment or Bruerow of Land Management?

[@larryprimm5204]

Department of railroads

[@Eriks191]

You should always ask for permission to ride from the owner of the railroad. I had permission from NNRY to ride here. Any railroad is private property.

[@LT72884]

Where did you get the wheels

[@Eriks191]

Railriders.net

[@charlestellis7021]

I'd like this mode of travel.

[@rb30athorn]

How hard is it to pedal?

[@connor7120]

Ben Moore it’s like a regular bike

[@connor7120]

Almost like an electric bike because of momentum and not having to stop it just carries you down most of the time

[@ritchiepitchie8839]

where to you get the wheels??

[@Eriks191]

Railriders.net

[@randymack1782]

any specs on the rail car & where do you find the wheels?

[@Eriks191]

Randy mack you can find all the parts here at railriders.net

[@randymack1782]

TY!!!! me & my wife don't go anywhere for "vacation" but nothing really interests us, we each have done a lot & traveled, but for a vacation all we ever do is just a day trip into local mountains, but whats funny, is we both have fell in love with this concept, so as soon as I can learn more & where this can be done, & I can afford to spend a little to purchase, we really want to do this! so this looks like too much fun, coming from a biker thats traveled quite a bit on 2 wheels that had no plans to ever "go on vacation" again, I am open to any links to where we can go & general info on this hobby

[@Eriks191]

Randy mack you can check out railriders.net that’s where I got my wheels from. The rest I built and bought.

[@ralphballtrip2214]

Why are they called?

[@Poppageno]

So you get to the EOL do you have reverse or do you have to turn it around? Looks frelling heavy.......

[@Eriks191]

Poppageno i have a Jack on the back that allows it to be turned around.

[@tootall287]

Where does the Highline end? Are you near McGill?

[@Eriks191]

tootall287 the highline ends where I stop riding. The rail is removed just past that dirt road. McGill is just around the corner about half mile.

[@jota5579]

Mistä löytää hylättyjä rautateitä?

[@elcachanilla883]

Nice.nice nice.........where is it.?

[@ccaaproduction105]

love it

[@garybauer7574]

Great way to see some back country

[@MasboyRC]

nice video, Feels like on cowboy movie

[@markduncan6690]

This is the best time ever!! I hope you don't run into a big headlight!!

[@paulremmey8268]

Like in the tunnel 😳DOUBLE YIKES‼️😃

[@garyjones7198]

My guess is the Railroads are abandoned... beautiful scenery...

[@scottyj6226]

I'd be more worried of finding a pot farm that was guarded.

[@bjnorton8029]

Gary Jones the rail road is still in operation. The NNRy has several steam engines and a couple of Diesel engines. They do tours to Ruth all the time, and in the winter they go On Polar Express excursions. The railroad north of McGill is mostly abandoned though, and the highway department paved over the tracks at Currie

[@garyjones7198]

B.J. just slip up there during the night and chisel out all the asphalt covering the tracks and then as the song says, Keep on Trucking... lol..

[@gradyfry4691]

Who is your passenger?

[@sallywhite2357]

I Love It 😉

[@BH-wz3bw]

Omg where do I sign up!!!! 💵💵💵💵

[@andreajackson5830]

That looks awesome. Where can I get something like that or how much would something like that cost ?

[@Eriks191]

I made mine and bought the wheels from this guy. They are great wheels and have made the money back. Railriders.net.

[@garykuipers2696]

Is this line still intact or has it been pulled up for the scrap value? What is the history of this line? GJK Hackettstown, NJ

[@Eriks191]

Gary Kuipers this line is still all there though most of it not in use. It is owned by the Nevada Northern Railway historical foundation. The NNRY run daily excursion trains on the 8 mile line that I am riding here. The line was built to Haul copper ore from the mine to the smelter and then out to the mainline Southern Pacific Railroad.

[@scvandy3129]

I enjoyed "my ride" courtesy of your video. And I enjoyed two days, back-to-back, riding the Nevada Northern Railway's tourist operation about 10 years ago. Your ride appears to go considerably farther than the eight miles I rode and the eight miles you specify. Regarding your explanatory, defensive responses to complaints posted that you should have "hopped over" the gravel, I clearly remember the NNRwy operators mentioning if a ton of money fell in their lap they could offer alternate rides taking the train and its enthusiastic passengers on the existing, vintage track all the way, to end-of-line, about 50 miles north. There, that was where the rails used to intersect with the former Western Pacific Railroad and / or Southern Pacific, both west-to-east / east-to-west lines. Maybe even resume occasional freight / revenue runs. I was so intrigued by that possibility I've tried to stay informed on all things NNRwy. I don't recall hearing that the track had been pulled. If you are indeed correct, it's a sad, sad development. BTW, the smile video-captured on the female rider's face speaks volumes!

[@Eriks191]

Hi SC Vandy, So i will attach a map that i created on the NNRY. this map should explain all the rails that are left and what condition they are in. For the most part the main line is all there but it is a long ride to Shafter which is the only main line connection they have. unfortuntly the crossing at Currie is paved over so no trains can come in. A passenger ride that far would be far too long and boring for most people. the closest they could expand is out to the Depot at McGill. Also i rode the main line out to High Line Jct. at the junction i rode to the right and up what is called the high line which ran all the ore trains to the mill. this run is done currently during the mid week at the NNRy so trains go out there about half way up but no to the end like me. I rode to the end of the high line. tracks were torn up after that which is about a mile worth toward the mill when the mill was taken out. I hope you find the map helpful and there are photos attached to the pegs to show you the area. drive.google.com/open?id=1_Z_3zRZYRs6clZkBjfU9qfyw6QI&usp=sharing

[@scvandy3129]

Thank you; unfortunately your attachment failed to open ("Error Code 404") using both Safari and Firefox browsers. How frustrating. I really desired to study the map and photos. Your written info is helpful. Riding the NNRwy about 10 years ago I recall the steam ride going to Ruth and possibly McGill. I suggested going further, to Cherry Creek, site of a modest depot and/or water tank, but that wasn't "part of the game plan." Touring the NNRwy's storage barn / construction barn was an add'l highlight. Despite the northbound rails now covered at Currie, do the rails remain going all the way to Wells? The following day's ride (during snow, late April) was pulled the diesel/electric engine, in what I thought was the opposite direction from the depot. Perhaps that's the High Line Junction you mention. Your map surely provides an image of that line to "jog my memory." Sorry, but I can't remember the name of the terminus point on that ride. Interesting that only I and a couple from Carson City, the Young man being the manager of the NV State RR Museum, were the paying passengers. I inquired of the mgt., "isn't that an excuse to cancel a run?" He replied, "No, it's good practice / training of our crew." Finally, flying commercial from Las Vegas to Ely was a breeze. I'm sorry for future riders of the NNRwy that that option has disappeared, as there are no more commercial flights serving. I thoroughly enjoyed a scenic drive (in rental car) to Major's Place and other scenic, historic attractions. Oh, and "chasing" the train for additional photo opportunities. I wish you many more fun miles on your rail cart.

[@Eriks191]

@SC Vandy Here is a new link. this one should work. the map should explain everything. also the run toward McGill on the Highline the locomotive runs to Lavon siding then runs around the train and takes you back to Ely. There have been no trains to Mcgill in over 10 years. drive.google.com/open?id=1_Z_3zRZYRs6clZkBjfU9qfyw6QI&usp=sharing

[@RaulGonzalez-jg8ks]

Estuvo de pelos el viaje. Me divertí mucho

[@devendrapurohit7300]

End of the line , okay ,but where this rail line was going anyway ? Didn't see any station or dwellings or farming nearby !

[@Eriks191]

Devendra this is the end of the line today. Originally the line ran further into the big smelter where the ore was deposited and smelted. This was a railroad the hauled tons of copper ore and pure copper.

[@chrishinnant3924]

At 4:43 it will be so cool if those signal lights would activate when you approach it and you put a horn on your machine.

[@vilislacis3337]

Was this really the end of the line? It looked like you could push it forward and keep going.

[@Vincent_Sullivan]

Yes, that is pretty much the end of the line. You will note that this section of rail is identified in the video as the "High Line". When in full operation its function was to take trains of copper ore cars to the concentrator plant which was located on the sloping side of the valley. This line was built up the side of the valley so that it could dump the ore into the plant up high and the process could then flow downhill so most of the material movement was done by gravity. Concentrated ore was then loaded into freight cars for the trip North up the floor of the valley on the "Main Line". There was no point in carrying the "high line" further North past the concentrator plant when, if you wanted to travel further North, you would just do it on the main line. This "end of line" is located just East of McGill Nevada at the North end of town. The concentrator plant is long gone, but of you look at the area on Google maps / Google Earth you can still see some remnants of the infrastructure such as water tanks and the like.

[@RailCartAdventures]

Love it.