AZER out of Clifton Arizona Eastern's Clifton turn climbs the stiff 2%+ grade out of Clifton Arizona. The spectacular desert mountain railroad is chisled out of the cliffs high above the... (more)

On October 26, 2020, after a rainy and cold day in the high desert country of Arizona, the sun breaks out briefly late in the afternoon, illuminating the scene in golden light, as the Arizona East... (more)

Arizona Eastern's night job out of Lordsburg climbs the dry creek bed up Owl Canyon. Years of washouts caused many relocations and retaining walls. A 2.19% ruling grade and tight curves can chal... (more)

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)

After switching cars at the smelter of Freeport McMoRan’s Miami Operations near Globe, Arizona, and making up a good portion of an outbound train in the upper yard in the facilities, an Arizona ... (more)

Arizona Eastern Railway’s turn operating from South Siding to Clifton and return is entering a rock cut just west of South Siding, Arizona, as it drops downgrade toward the Freeport McMoRan inte... (more)

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)

AZER 4006 battling up the grade through Steins Pass

Seen here on its downgrade journey into Lordsburg after battling Steins Pass

AZER 4006 leads the EB trip from Bowie to Lordsburg utilizing trackage rights with the Union Pacific. They hop on the UP tracks at Bowie, Az and take them all the way to Lordsburg, NM. After their... (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)

Cloudy and rainy weather is moving in, but not until some final sun lights up Arizona Eastern Railway’s Clifton turn departing Clifton, Arizona, on October 26, 2020. The train has tied up traffi... (more)

A southbound Arizona Eastern freight climbs the grade out of Clifton, Arizona, as it threads Tunnel 1 on the afternoon of October 22, 2020.