The photographic print in this piece is of Locomotive No. 40, of the Nevada Northern Railway (NNRy), exiting one of the tunnels, heading back through Robinson Canyon from the direction of the copper mine, towards the Yard in East Ely, Nevada. My drawing, which is printed on the matboard, is titled "Rounding the Bend", and is also of No.40 out on the line heading towards McGill, Nevada, where the smelter and processing plant once operated. The silver commemorative coin is 99.9% pure silver and celebrates the "Phoenix Dare!" project resulting in the restoration of two of the steam locomotives at the NNRy facility. The coin was minted in Nevada. The matboard also bears a silver stamp indicating that No.40 is an official Symbol of the State of Nevada. The handcrafted hardwood frame is solid, black walnut with anti-reflective, museum quality acrylic/glass. The back is finished with a dust cover and an artist's certificate. Each piece is signed and numbered by myself.
No. 40 is a 4-6-0 steam locomotive built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in July 1910 for the Nevada Northern Railroad Company. No. 40 originally served as a passenger locomotive during the early years, when the Nevada Northern was a US Class 2 railroad, as the main locomotive for the railroad's crack passenger train, the "Steptoe Valley Flyer". In recognition of No. 40’s service and historic prominence she was dubbed the “Prairie Princess” and is an official state symbol of The State of Nevada.
