Copper Basin Railway #401 leads the first ore train of the day, OT-1, into Hayden, AZ. Hayden is the location of the massive ASARCO copper smelter, which keeps this shortline busy nearly 24/7.

Copper Basin Railway #402 leads a sulfuric acid train downgrade from the ASARCO smelter. The train is about to enter the Copper Basin mainline at Hayden. The smelter, the reason for this shortline... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s empty ore train No. OT-2 rumbles through Ray Junction, Arizona, on March 29, 2010. Spring has sprung in the high desert, as the Gila River is running brown and a hillside ... (more)

Ore Train 1 (OT-1) is climbing a short grade southbound as it arrives at Ray Junction. The 301 is the CBR's newest engine, having been in service for almost a year now.

Ore Train 1 (OT-1) is climbing a short grade westbound in the Ray yard as it heads towards the Ray Mine.

Ore Train 1 (OT-1) is climbing a short grade southbound into Ray Junction moments before sunset.

A train of empty hoppers with 2 GP18's and 1 GP9 is running downhill from the copper smelter at Hayden. The Christmas Caboose is lit up every evening.

The OT-1 (Ore Train One) is rounding the curve at Ray Junction headed eastbound with another train load of copper ore.

OT-1 smokes it up as it heads for Hayden just east of Kearny.

3 Copper Basin EMD's smoke it up as it leads its train into the small town of Kearny, AZ.

Copper Basin Railway's 505 leads OT-1 down off the Ray Block at Ray Junction.

Copper Basin’s unit train is westbound at Tunnel 3 East of Riverside, Arizona, on March 18, 2004. Copper Basin No. 505 is a former Chesapeake and Ohio/CSX locomotive.

On a guided tour of the yard and shops to start the morning and a day of railfanning this professionally-run shortline operation, the 503 was cold in the house for repairs. Management totally rol... (more)

On a guided tour of the yard and shops to start the morning and a day of railfanning of this professionally-run shortline operation. A mechanic looks over the 503 which was cold in the house for ... (more)