Arizona Eastern's morning job lifts a heavy cut of cars around the horseshoe curve after just exiting Tunnel 5 on the 2.12 percent climb out of Clifton. The train is made up of Copper concentrate ... (more)

An outbound Freeport McMoRan train has negotiated the railroad’s steep grade from Morenci, Arizona, and approaches the junction and interchange yard with Arizona Eastern Railway at Clifton on th... (more)

Freeport McMoRan No. 59 leads a third train up the hill from Clifton, Arizona, after quickly picking up the last remaining interchange tonnage from Arizona Eastern Railway on October 22, 2020. FMI... (more)

A Freeport McMoRan train works up the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, after crossing Copper Verde Lane grade crossing on October 27, 2020. Lead locomotives FMI No. 59 is former R... (more)

Freeport McMoran 55 screams up the steepest section of the climb for Morenci, AZ. The GP38-2 wearing the colors of Phelps Dodge Mining is blasting thru Corral Cut where the 3-5% grade abruptly ch... (more)

A long hill turn of mostly empties gondolas for copper concentrate climbs a the first section of 3+% section of grade towards the massive Freeport McMoran Copper Complex in the far upper left of t... (more)

A Freeport McMoRan train, led by EMD GP38-2 No. 55, roars over Copper Verde Lane grade crossing as it makes a run for the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on October 27, 2020.

Arizona Eastern Railway’s South Siding to Clifton turn works upgrade out of Tunnel 5 and is approaching Tunnel 6 south of Clifton, Arizona, on October 27, 2020. The train is hauling interchange ... (more)

Running light engines between Tunnel Nos. 5 and 4 south of Clifton, Arizona, is the Arizona Eastern Railway’s South Siding to Clifton train making a second turn to Clifton on October 27, 2020. T... (more)

Four GP38/38-2 Freeport McMoRan locomotives bring ten tankcars downgrade between Morenci and Clifton, Arizona, on October 27, 2020. The train is delivering interchange traffic to Arizona Eastern R... (more)

On October 23, 2020, a set of Freeport McMoRan power heads downgrade between Morenci and Clifton, Arizona. The four units will lift another train interchanged from Arizona Eastern Railway, bound f... (more)

It’s rainy and cold in the high desert of Arizona as the third run of the day of Freeport McMoRan brings 34 cars down the ramp below Corral Road grade crossing between Morenci and Clifton on Oct... (more)

A Freeport McMoRan train drops downgrade into Clifton, Arizona, on the morning of October 28, 2020. The train will be interchanged to the Arizona Eastern Railway in the compact yard at Clifton. Hi... (more)

Hauling interchange traffic from Freeport McMoRan’s railroad operating from the giant copper mining complex at Morenci to Clifton, Arizona Eastern Railway’s South Siding to Clifton train works... (more)

Five Freeport McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2s haul a train of sulphuric acid tank cars up the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on October 27, 2020. The subdivision in the background is som... (more)