A strong thunderstorm has passed and the sun has returned - just in time to illuminate the 5 vintage ALCOs as they depart Holbrook

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

Apache Railway Alco C420 #81 leads its train west towards the yard on a pleasant Tuesday afternoon. Hard to believe it had snowed four inches that morning!

After interchanging with the BNSF, Apache Railway heads back to Snowflake

APA 81 pulls 43 cars north towards Holbrook, Ariz. to interchange with the BNSF Railway, Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. With exhaust smoke pouring out of the two Apache units as climb over one of humps le... (more)

A pair of Apache Railway units begin their run north to Holbrook to interchange 43 cars with the BNSF Railway. Unfortunately for us, the BNSF Railway did not drop off cars for the Apache Railway t... (more)

An Apache Railway freight accelerates from the BNSF interchange in Holbrook on its way back to Snowflake, Ariz., behind a set of Alcos.

ON the way to Holbrook, AZ

I had been hanging around Holbrook that morning when I discovered that the Apache Railway was going to take some empty wagons down the line. Something which I believe doesn't happen all that often... (more)

Apache Railway’s road train to Holbrook switches the yard at Snowflake, Arizona, on March 7, 2005. An old mailbox nicely substitutes for a waybill box at the crossing here! Alco C420 No. 81 was ... (more)

Out of some crazy stroke of luck, I managed to pass the Apache Railway yard near Snowflake, AZ just as a three pack of rare Alco and MLW locomotives departed north for Holbrook, AZ. The trio went ... (more)

Apache Railway’s road train to Holbrook smokes it up while switching the yard at Snowflake, Arizona, on March 7, 2005. Alco C420 No. 81 was originally Louisville and Nashville No. 1305 built in ... (more)

Apache Railway’s road train to Holbrook switches the yard at Snowflake, Arizona, on March 7, 2005. Alco C420 No. 81 was originally Louisville and Nashville No. 1305 built in 1964.

Just south of Holbrook, 3 Apache Alcos lead empty baretables that will be put into long term storage on the Snowflake Branch.