OT 1 passes through Kearny, AZ on its way to Hayden.
Early days on the Copper Basin...here is the OT-1 westbound leaving Hayden yard with an ex Kennecott Copper unit, an ex SP SD39 and an ex NP GP9 headed westbound to the mine.
The first inbound loaded ore train, symbol OT-1, passes through Tunnel #2 on the way to Hayden, AZ. Hayden is the location of the ASARCO smelter, where the copper ore contained in this train is un... (more)
Long shadows forced me to go vertical on this shot, but I can't complain with the results.
Copper Basin Railway GP39 401 leads a string of empty ore hoppers back to ASARCO's Ray Mine for reloading.
Jake Jacobson, President of the Copper Basin Railway and one of the best-known railroaders in North America, poses on one of his railroad's GP39s at Hayden.
