Queen was a small stop located at the western foot of Mt. Montgomery where the railroad really started to gain elevation for its climb over the mountain pass. Available for the railroads use was a section house, bunk house, privy, sand house, water tank, root cellar, bake oven, and tool house. At one time Queen even had a false front building that was likely a general store. Today nothing remains but the right of way, a few foundations and thousands of old tin cans scattered all over the desert floor.
As the railroad left Queen heading east it began its ascent towards Mt. Montgomery by snaking along the hillside. Today (2025 and 2026), the landscape remains essentially the same as it was when the last train passed through nine decades ago; crystal blue sky, sagebrush, and the fading dreams of man.
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