A trio of Escalante & Western Railway SD40's lead 52 loads of black diamonds from El Segundo Mine as they south to the Plains Electric Generating Station just outside of Prewitt, NM.
52 loads of black diamonds round the sweeping curve just north of Lee Ranch Junction as three Escalante & Western Railway SD40's power the train south to Prewitt.
As the sun begins to warm the surrounding New Mexico landscape an SD40-3 trio lead the empty coal drag heads for the mines to load up and return to the Plant.
Western Fuels train to Lee Ranch Mine heads across the fill just west of Lee Ranch Jct in the early morning of April 11, 2012.
All 3 Escalante Western SD40-2's are working hard as they pull their train over the hill at Lee Ranch Jct on 9/26/12. The train is heading back west towards Escalante Jct and the Plains Escalante ... (more)
Western Fuels train from the Plains Escalante Generating Station to Lee Ranch Mine swings around the corner at Lee Ranch Jct at track speed on 9/24/12.