Nevada Northern Railway Museum Auction

Lucky Bids Will Save the Green: Now through March 18

ELY — Make your dreams come true and "Save the Green" at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum’s first online auction, now through March 18.

Top-of-the line offerings include the rare opportunity to "Be the Engineer" and drive a locomotive with the train (freight cars) attached. Opening bids start at up to 55 percent off the regular price.

You don’t need to go over the rainbow to make dreams come true or find your pot of gold. The auction makes it easy to sit comfortably in your home or office or anywhere you have internet access. Your luck’s in store online, and shopping is just a click away at the Nevada Northern Railway website or directly at biddingforgood.com/nevadanorthernrailway.

Bid on such items as Spending a Night at the Museum with the Bunkhouse Overnights; Railroad Reality Week Experiences; Winter Steam Photo Shoots; Rides with the Engineer; Haunted Ghost Trains; Polar Express; and steamin' dinner trains. These include the Rockin' & Rollin' Geology Trains, Wild West Trains, the brand new Restoration Rails Trains, and the Steptoe Valley Flyer Heritage Trains. More than $80,000 worth of Nevada Northern dream items is up for bid — at a fraction of regular prices.

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