The brakeman sets the engine coupler to connect up a short train. This begins the run back to the exchange with the Union Pacific. The GP16 will push the train 5 miles back to the mainline. The pl... (more)
A stack train behind a patched tunnel motor uses a bridge over the San Pedro River installed in 1995 as part of SP's efforts to double-track this busy portion of the Sunset Route.
C45ACCTE is Rising out of Benson, Arizona. The train has rounded the curve at the top of the hill as it comes out of Benson and the San Pedro Valley headed east to the town of Dragoon. This area i... (more)