The OT-1 (Ore Train One) is rounding the curve at Ray Junction headed eastbound with another train load of copper ore.

Copper Basin Railway's 505 leads OT-1 down off the Ray Block at Ray Junction.

Copper Basin Railway’s ore shuttle train OT-1 exits short Tunnel 2 just east of Ray Junction, Arizona, on March 29, 2010.

A Copper Basin Railway loaded dump train led by a former Chesapeake & Ohio Railway GP39 rolls through the short Tunnel No. 2 just east of Ray Junction, Arizona.

Westbound Local at Ray Junction with a set of 3 GP-18's. Digital Photo.

The westbound OT-1 (Ore Train 1) is headed to the mine at Ray Junction in late afternoon sun. Provia 100F film.

OT-1 (Ore Train 1) southbound at Ray Junction AZ is leaving the Ray Block and will soon be heading east to the Dumper at Hayden.

As I did last year, I highly recommend to any one considering it to visit the Copper Basin. Not only are they a busy, good looking shortline, but they are also by far the friendliest operation out... (more)

A long way for Appalachia, former C&O GP39 3916, now Copper Basin 505, leads CBRY GP39-2's 502 and 403 on southbound ore loads past the sidings at Ray Jct. It would seem that the draw of the tunne... (more)

Copper Basin Railway GP9 207 is an ex-Burlington Northern unit (1893) that was originally Northern Pacific 276 (built in July 1956 - one month younger than my wife!). The old gal (the engine, not... (more)

Copper Basin Railway train OT-1, with 60 cars loaded with 7800 tons of sulfide ore from the copper mine at Ray, heads southbound through a Saguaro forest toward Ray Junction on its run to the smel... (more)

Copper Basin Railway train OT-1 departs Ray Junction and tunnel 2 on its way to ASARCO's smelter at Hayden.

CBR 402 is heading from Ray Mine back to the SARCo Smelter

A Copper Basin Railway OT1, loaded with copper ore from ASARCO's Ray mine, approaches Ray Junction with the huge mountains of mine tailings looking in the distance.

Copper Basin Railway train OT1 passes through Ray Jct. with a loaded train of copper ore.