If you're thinking about a day on the Copper Basin, I highly recommend it! Not only are they extremely railfan friendly, but are also an extremely professional railway. Trains literally leave with... (more)
A Copper Basin Railway OT-1 loaded with 6,000 tons of copper oxide ore battles the short hill that leads to ASARCO's smelter.
Exiting Tunnel 2, this train is about ready to leave the main line and head for the mine
Fully Loaded Ore train after leaving the Ray Mine
Symbol OT-1, with 6,000 tons of copper ore bound for the smelter, rolls through several cuts and prepares to enter tunnel 3 on this former SP branch.
Copper Basin Railway train OT-1 departs Ray Junction and tunnel 2 on its way to ASARCO's smelter at Hayden.
CBR 402 is heading from Ray Mine back to the SARCo Smelter