Light power heads north towards Holbrook on the first of 2 runs to pick up the last Blue Looper coal train on 8/16/12. The first run would be 21 mixed freight, 19 aluminum coal hoppers, and 11 blu... (more)
High winds and dust clouds swirling, the Apache gets out of Holbrook, AZ with a measly 3 cars, cruising thru the red rocks of the region.
After departing Holbrook, six Alco's cackle in Run 8 with 60 coal loads, and are down to a crawl on the hill at MP 5.
After departing Holbrook, six Alco products have 60 coal loads down to a crawl on the hill.
Cackling up the hill towards Snowflake, six ALCO's are on their knees with the first cut of the Blue Looper in tow. Due to the tonnage, the Apache can only take 60 of the 81 cars out of Holbrook..... (more)
Alco products do what they're known for with the Blue Looper in tow, negotiating the s-curve just West of Snowflake.
The Holbrook turn approaches milepost 5 heading south toward Snowflake after working the BNSF interchange in Holbrook.
Having made up it train in Holbrook, #99 and two stable mates are at the yard limits and throttling up for the Southbound climb
Apache Railway #99 and two others blast away after switching the pig farm in the last rays of the sun.
Alco is as Alco does. The daily Holbrook turn leaves the interchange with BNSF and encounters a steep hill.
Just out of Holbrook and working hard climbing the hill
Westbound to Snowflake a few miles east of its destination
