Tremendous!
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Simply phenomenal! My vote for PCA...
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Wonderful shot, not only a great set of locos, you show the desert at its best.
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Sorry to nitpick, but they're MLWs, not Alcos.
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| Posted by on August 23, 2012 | |
Does it matter if it's Alcos or not? no.
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Cool shot, Mitch! And yes, there are Alcos in the consist; C-420s Nos. 81 and 84 are “real” Alcos built in 1965.
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WOW! The visible rain curtains and the ALCO smoke make for a very dramatic image, its a shame its such a bittersweet image that may never be replicated....
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Sorry to be dumb but why is is the last time?
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| Posted by Leia on August 23, 2012 | |
Beautiful shot. The last time I saw these guys in person was the day my husband proposed to me. PCA vote from me.
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The Catalyst Paper Mill is shutting down on September 30th, so there is no more need for coal to generate power for the paper mill. The Blue Looper coal train was the heaviest train the Apache Railway pulled, so it needed 5-6 units to pull the train up the hill out of Holbrook. The Apache will still be around after September 30th, but run at a reduced capacity. They will operate with 9 employees after that date instead of the current 25(admin, MOW, train crew, shop crew). They still have business at Farmer Johns Pig Farm(Hoppers of Feed), online car storage, and potential new transload business. It will be rare this day forward if you get more then 4 units(all Alco's/MLW's) on a Apache Railway train unless business greatly picks up, especially after the mill closure.
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Sad to see it go....thanks for catching this. I'm so glad I got to see the spectacle in person.
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Actually that 81 is an Alco, ex-L&N if I'm not mistaken.
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Very nicely done Drew, glad you were able to witness and document for us Apache lovers. Glad I made it down during the 3751 layover day.
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Great shot Drew! Wish I could have been there.
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This is a fantastic image!
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| Posted by on September 5, 2012 | |
Very nice shot! You were't playing hooky from work to get this, were you? LOL
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To the anonymous commenter: Nope, no hooky required from work as I was in the middle of my 4 days off.
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They look very nice when they are freshly painted and not dirty and weathered like nobody cares for them. Great shot by the way.
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