The Driftwood Turn is headed southbound near Keating Summit. The 39 cars (mostly empties) was nothing to the big Alco engines..they were just out enjoying a easy run on a nice summer day.
A hot westbound is splitting a pair of SP style searchlight signals on a very pleasant summer afternoon. The "Darth Vader" signals are slowly replacing these as the area is double tracke... (more)
An eastbound is working up the 1% grade around the S-curve at Shawmut on a great late spring afternoon.
Westbound OT-1 is rounding the curve at Ray Junction. The new paint stands out in the warm afternoon sun.
The fresh paint glistens in the afternoon sun at Ray Junction, AZ. This is the first new paint scheme for the Copper Basin in over 20 years.
The Copper Basin's newly painted GP40-3 #303 is westbound near Kearny, AZ.
Taken on Kodachrome II film with available light for about 2 minutes at f 8 (if I remember right!).
The OT-1 is at Ray Junction headed towards the mine for another train load of copper ore.
The OT-1 is northbound at Kelvin in nice late afternoon light.
A new UP SD70AH leads 3 NS units eastbound.
A colorful consist is eastbound in the mid afternoon.
The OT-1 (Ore Train 1) is southbound in the late afternoon at Ray Junction with 54 loads of copper ore.
The Local is westbound in Kearny with a varied consist.
A nearly new SD70AH is working as the DPU on this eastbound manifest train on a beautiful spring afternoon in the desert.
