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        The Nevada section of the Cima Sub covers close to 50 miles and is by far the most easily accessed portion of the subdivision. In the downtown parts of Las Vegas, the sub is less than spectacular for photography, though you can do some interesting things with the casinos if you frame things just right. Still, with all the power lines, trash, fences, businesses, overpasses and what not that lines the tracks through town, the best locations through are south of the Las Vegas strip. Starting at Arden is where this portion of the Cima sub really gets interesting. The railroad leaves the relative clutter of the city and moves through a series of cuts and fills to climb from the valley as it make the climb up the grade at Erie.

        Access: As mentioned above there are plenty of roads, paths, and locations to access the tracks in Las Vegas. Without spending to much time here on that, I think simply stating that you should get yourself a good map of town that shows the tracks and have at it. The only real bad locations are north of US 95 / Charleston. This is the crew change location and those locations are along the Caliente Sub anyway. South of the crew change, along the Cima sub, is relatively safe during the day. Some areas between Charleston and Tropicana aren't great after dark. My point is: get a map and feel free to explore, you shouldn't get into anything too messy.
        South of town toward Arden, you'll have to start using a series of dirt roads, and MoW access to get to the tracks. There is a paved road that gets you to Erie and south from there to Jean. Then it is back to dirt. We'll cover the specifics as we go in the station descriptions below.

        Lodging: If you can't find lodging in Vegas to fit your budget, then you need to go home! ;o) The Rio Hotel Casino stands out as your best bet to overlook the tracks, but there simply aren't very many truly trackside motels. Union Plaza downtown is another with rooms looking south the best option. Jean has a couple of hotel casinos you can shack up in as does Primm at the state line. Primm is perfect place to sleep and shave an hour off of driving if your main goal is Cima Hill.

        Food and supplies: Getting food in Vegas is obviously easy to do and there are plenty of locations for supplies. South of town it gets a bit more sparse, though at Jean there is gas and food. Primm also has gas and food.