The Arizona Eastern's stretch of railroad between Clifton and South Siding is impressive.

The AZER is making some sort of power swap at South Siding. After we took these shots, we were warned to be careful because this area has had issues with rattle snake infestations. We made it out ... (more)

Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Work Train is seen here getting ready to enter Ray Mine at Kelvin, AZ. With 3 Box Cars to drop off before heading back to Hayden, AZ. Light Engines

Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Copper Ore Train OT1 has just finished dumping their Train at the Hayden Smelter, they are seen here heading back to Ray Mine for another 48 loads of Copper Ore at Kelv... (more)

One of four shuttle trains a day carrying copper ore from the huge Ray Mine to Hayden smelter was only a couple miles into it's run to the dumper at Hayden approaching Ray Jct

AZRC Castle Hot Springs to Cadiz train 708 was passing through the Hassayampa River preserve on BNSF trackage rights enroute back to AZRC rails after exchanging trains with a BNSF local out of Pho... (more)

Five Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold geeps pull 25+ cars up the 4.5% grade leaving Clifton,AZ on its way back to the mine at the top of the mountain in Morenci. The conductor would then jump off th... (more)

Apache Railroad Alco C420 #81 leads its train through the many curves near Snowflake,AZ on the last day of February.

Leaving the mine at Morenci,AZ is a quintet of Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold geeps as they descend the mountain to interchange with the AZER at Clifton located in the valley.

Copper Basin train OT-1 works up the grade at Ray on its way to be loaded at the mine. GP39 #505 leads two more EMD geeps and 50 empties.

The Arizona Eastern begins its crawl up the hill out of Clifton headed for South Siding where another cut of cars for the FMI interchange is on hand.

A 99 car storage car train is seen snaking through the S curves near the end of their line at the old recycling mill. Its been 4 years since the mill has closed, but the Apache Ry is still chuggin... (more)

A quiet afternoon in the Searles Valley is momentarily disrupted by the whine of dynamic brakes and the unmistakable rhythm of steel wheels on jointed rail, marking the return of Trona Railway's d... (more)

18 years after Union Pacific's acquisition of the Southern Pacific who would have ever guessed that scarlet & grey SD40s could still be found earning a living in Southern California? Tucked away i... (more)

Six graduates of Electro-motive's La Grande, IL erecting hall, class of the SD40 series, bring the westbound empty Trona 'coal buckets' out of the Searles Valley and towards an interchange with th... (more)