3 Copper Basin EMD's smoke it up as it leads its train into the small town of Kearny, AZ.
A late afternoon ore shuttle rounds a curve while headed for the Ray mine with empties. (permission to be on property)
Another empty CBRY ore train heads back west through Kearny, Az. on a hot and sunny September afternoon with the recently repainted 501 in charge.
Eastbound OT-1 (Ore Train One) throttles up as it heads to the dumper. This was my first day of shooting digital photos after 52 years of shooting film!
Another east bound loaded ore train heads for Hayden, Az. with the CBRY 504 doing the honors as it passes Dubois Ranch between Kearny and Hayden Junction.
Ex C&O/CSX GP39 504 leads today's mine runs as the second train of the day rumbles up the slight grade between Kearny and Hayden Junction Az.
The engineer of this east bound loaded ore train notches it out a couple times to maintain track speed while passing DeBois Ranch which is between Kearny and Hayden Junction.
East bound 08:30 loads seen between Kearny and Hayden Junction Az.
After winding it's way out of the Kelvin and Riverside area, this east bound ore load kicks it up to track speed through the middle of Kearny, Az.
The last light of the day finds the unit train heading up to the mine.
The unit train rolls by near Ray Jct on the way up to the mine.
The empty ore train heads back to the mine during the late afternoon.
503 leads a mixed train of empty hoppers and sulfuric cars from the plant 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)
CBRY GP39 403 glistens in the evening sun as it heads back to the mine for another load of copper ore.
