BNSF's Buck Local out of Longmont has finished a long day of sorting and switching cars along the old Lafayette Branch and now finally gets to head back home, seen here passing through rural Bould... (more)

Worth waking up at 7am for some greens!!!

Once my favorite shortline in America. At the time of this shot, the only train missing from CBRY's 24 hour schedule was the morning run to/from Ray. I would give anything for that being the only... (more)

Copper Basin Railway engineer Aaron Nichols throttles up EMD GP39 No. 401 on the CBRY Smelter Job uphill out of Hayden Junction to the Arsarco Smelter complex at Hayden, Arizona, on the morning of... (more)

Through one of the windshields of Copper Basin Railway EMD GP39 No. 505 on ore train OT-1 is a view of the approaching bore of Tunnel 3 at Riverside, Arizona, on April 20, 2017.

A Copper Basin Railway employee releases the handbrake of water car No. 0011 as a crew prepares for a short trip to just west of Hayden, Arizona, were it will be used to spray down a dusty access ... (more)

Last "straight" 39 bought by C&O, the rest were -2 merger acquisitions.

Former C&O unit was being used in a helper set. Some zealot got crazy with the renumbering.

Copper Basin Railway’s OT-1 ore shuttle train is in the middle of its copper ore dumping process at Asarco’s unloading facility at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. The arriving CBRY OT-1 un... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s OT-1 ore shuttle train prepares to dump its train of copper ore at Asarco’s unloading facility at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. The arriving CBRY OT-1 unloads the ... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s OT-1 ore shuttle train is loading ore at Asarco’s massive Ray copper mine in a view from the cab of CBRY EMD GP39 No. 505 on April 20, 2017. On the left are unique hoppe... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s Smelter Job arrives back at Hayden, Arizona, on April 21, 2017, and passes CBRY EMD GP39 No. 503. To the left of No. 503 is the railroad’s shop, and on the right is the ... (more)

A view out the cab window and into the mirror of Copper Basin Railway EMD GP39 No. 505 on ore train OT-1 reveals the front part of the train rolling through a curve west of Hayden, Arizona, on Apr... (more)

Rather unusual unit leading a "rainbow" consist. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

It's July 26, 2014, the first day of operations on the newest Carolina shortline, the Blue Ridge Southern, and crews are going over some last minute matters. No doubt some pointers on safety and h... (more)