Once my favorite shortline in America. At the time of this shot, the only train missing from CBRY's 24 hour schedule was the morning run to/from Ray. I would give anything for that being the only... (more)
Through one of the windshields of Copper Basin Railway EMD GP39 No. 505 on ore train OT-1 is a view of the approaching bore of Tunnel 3 at Riverside, Arizona, on April 20, 2017.
Most of my visits to the Copper Basin found this siding occupied with storage cars...but not today!
Ore empties are drifting from Hayden to the mine at Ray for more loading. At the time, trains schedules had been altered a bit from their traditional round-the-clock ops, but what the railroad ru... (more)
Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Copper Ore Train OT1 heads back North to Ray Mine for another load. They are seen here rounding a curve at Riverside, AZ.
After dumping their train in Hayden, OT-1 heads North to Ray Mine for loading then return for dumping.
A western diamondback rattlesnake has awakened from a nap while warming itself along a rail of the Copper Basin Railway main line near Tunnel 3 at Riverside, Arizona, on the afternoon of March 18,... (more)
A malfunction at the dumper has caused this OT-1 to run back to the mine with several loaded cars of ore. It is seen here after just exiting tunnel 2. The train is being led by the newly painted 3... (more)
The unit train exits Ray Junction and begins its run down to the mine.
The local crosses Florence-Kelvin Highway on the line to Magma junction.
CBRY's newest unit, still in previous owner's paint, leads the daily unit train of acid tanks to Ray Mine.
An empty OT-1 round the curve out of Ray Junction on the mine branch.
The CBRY local makes its way through Riverside with one hopper.
A loaded OT-1 approaches Ray Junction with a load of copper ore bound for Hayden.
