A heavy manifest climbs up the 2.09% grade to Chamiso

UP 8061 leads the IEWLB up to Mescal, AZ

UP 7742 leads an EB stack train through the rock cuts on the west side of Benson, AZ

UP 6805 leading the GMDM4N 17 up to Chamiso (S1029). This thing was crawling... 10mph all the way up to Mescal about 7 miles

A UP westbound coming up the closer main track illuminates the power of a train parked on the other main at Chamiso.

SP GP60 9738 leads an eastbound Evergreen Marine stack train down the grade from Mescal just before sunset.

Splitting the signals at Chamiso, this train is gliding through the gentle S Curve getting ready to go through Benson.

Opening up the throttle coming out of Benson

One of the newer SD70Ms is just starting up the Mescal grade at Chamiso

Some very clean UP power at the point starts digging in for the grade ahead

This intermodal it getting slammed with Mescal grade in late afternoon sun, Dragoon is in the background