Hall of Fame

A native of Ogden, Utah, Al was born June 17, 1942 to Albert and Violetta Gledhill. Following graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy,serving for four years on the U.S.S. Midway. Following his enlistment he followed his father and grandfather’s footsteps to Ely to work for the Nevada Northern Railway. Starting as a machinist he […]

Born to Joseph and Susanna Eccles on January 3, 1852 in Washington, Illinois. After attending public schools he began a long career in railroading in 1870 when he was hired by the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company as a station agent and telegraph operator. Over the sixteen years he would work for a variety of

Headed by Daniel Guggenheim and with backing from J.P. Morgan and other, the Guggenheim family traced their fortune in copper mining back to 1881 in Leadville, Colorado. They began developing properties throughout the western United States and Alaska and acquired interest in the Nevada Consolidated Copper Company. Through this they took control of the Nevada

Ralph Orgill was born on January 5, 1926 in West Jordan, Utah to Edward and Edith Orgill where the couple raised eight children on a farm. After graduating high school he served in the Navy before attending the University of New Mexico studying accounting. He married Pearl Blair in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 9,

Bill Hohlt was born and raised in San Francisco California. After graduating high school he went on to attend the College of Idaho studying business and economics. He then returned to California and went to work for Standard Oil, working there for 38 years until his retirement. During a vacation, Bill and his wife Hanne

Born in Texas on March 29, 1919 to Naomi and Victorie Whitehurst, Jack spent his early years in that state. He would marry Betty Crittenden and together they would have a daughter, Mary Ann. He moved to Elko, Nevada working as an agent and railroad telegrapher on the Western Pacific Railroad. On August 31, 1952,

The son of NNRy engine hostler George Cahill, Arthur was born in Raton, New Mexico on October 3, 1903. George moved the family to Ely around 1915. Arthur would attend the Ely public schools before being hired onto the NNRy as a callboy at the age of 16 in 1920. He married Alice Perrier and

On March 1, 1871, George Hickey was born in Canada to William and Margaret Hickey. The family immigrated to the United States when he was 14. On May 2, 1895 he married Grace Bennett in Pocatello, Idaho, together they would have three children. Working on the railroad was a passion for George. His long career

Born in Sacramento, California to William and Amelia Beem on October 12, 1887, Harold was one of eight children. In 1913 he married Mary Edna King in Salt Lake City. They had one daughter. In 1922 he was the superintendent of the Eastern Division of the Western Pacific living in Elko, Nevada. NNRy officials offered

A native of Seattle, Washington, Jack was born June 3, 1953. A true renaissance man, he studied photography with the famed Ansel Adams and graduated from Tacoma Community College with a degree in journalism. He and his wife Carol would have three sons and a daughter. Jack had a true love for steam locomotives and