UP 9077 leads a massive MFWWC through Smiths Wash pulling the grade to Raso

Five Freeport McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2s ease a train down the steep grade on the railroad’s main line from Morenci to Clifton, Arizona, on the morning of October 28, 2020.

Five Freeport McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2s haul a train of sulphuric acid tank cars up the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on October 27, 2020. The subdivision in the background is som... (more)

BNSF 5247 leads a pair of BNSF units as they round the broad bend at Antares, AZ in the afternoon golden sun.

Bringing up the rear of a heavy international stack, a pair of SD70ACe shove hard as the train rounds the broad curve at Antares, AZ.

UP 5840 roars upgrade through Mescal as the last few sunrays peek over the mountains

Low snow brings a light layer of snowfall across Skull Valley as the VPHXELP led by BNSF 7353 travels east.

On a glorious cloudy day the eastbound Phoenix to Willow Springs/Chicago Z-train climbs up the grade near Daze.

The summer was horrible for fires and smoky skies. The smell and smoky skies were there during what seemingly felt like the whole summer. On September 19th the western horizon was finally starting... (more)

The former Coos Bay Rail Link GP30s currently "stored" on the new industrial spur off the Ennis Sub in El Mirage have recently been re-lettered to MSC with MSXX reporting marks.

The former Coos Bay Rail Link GP30s currently "stored" on the new industrial spur off the Ennis Sub in El Mirage have recently been re-lettered to MSC with MSXX reporting marks.

UP 5986 leads an empty grain train from AZ Grain to Northfield, MN through the tight curves and cuts in Cienega Creek

Cloudy and rainy weather is moving in, but not until some final sun lights up Arizona Eastern Railway’s Clifton turn departing Clifton, Arizona, on October 26, 2020. The train has tied up traffic ... (more)

An empty vehicle train, bound for El Paso, TX, crosses Colorado River, and the Arizona/ California State Line, at Topock on a chilly November morning in the Mohave River Valley.

A Freeport McMoRan train curves into corral cut approaching Corral Road grade crossing as it works hard climbing the steep three to five percent grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on Octo... (more)