A trio of Escalante & Western Railway SD40's lead 52 loads of black diamonds from El Segundo Mine as they south to the Plains Electric Generating Station just outside of Prewitt, NM.

52 loads of black diamonds round the sweeping curve just north of Lee Ranch Junction as three Escalante & Western Railway SD40's power the train south to Prewitt.

As the sun begins to warm the surrounding New Mexico landscape an SD40-3 trio lead the empty coal drag heads for the mines to load up and return to the Plant.

A trio of Western Fuels Association (Escalante Western) rebuilt EMD SD40-3's bring a loaded coal train through Escalante Junction near Prewitt,NM as they near the generating station.

Home Stretch

The Escalante Western Railway coal train has traversed the winding route through the hills from the Lee Ranch mine, and is on the long tangent stretch at the southwes... (more)

The entire roster of Western Fuel Associates’ Escalante Western Railway takes another train of coal from the Lee Ranch mine to the Plains-Escalante Generating Station. The three ex-B&O SD40’s ... (more)

The 53 car Escalante Western makes its morning run up to El Segundo Mine as it rolls across the endless plateaus of northwestern New Mexico

The 53 car Western Fuels Association train of empties head north for El Segundo Mine along Rte 509.

The daily Escalante Western train returns to the Plains-Escalante Generating Station with coal from the Lee Ranch Mine, located near Grants, New Mexico, The generating station, mine, and train are... (more)

The M-F Western Fuels Association coal train heads up the BNSF Lee Ranch Sub to load another 53 cars of coal for the Escalante Power Plant. Google maps is full of crap with the accuracy of backroa... (more)

The M-F Western Fuels Association coal train heads up the BNSF Lee Ranch Sub to load another 53 cars of coal for the Escalante Power Plant. Google maps is full of crap with the accuracy of backroa... (more)

Three ex-B&0 SD40s in Western Fuels/Escalante Western paint, lead an empty PEGS coal train up to Lee Ranch Jct to get loaded around 0800.

Western Fuels coal train from El Segundo Mine to the Plains Electric Generating station near Prewitt, NM is in heavy dynamic braking as it slows for the 40MPH restriction at Lee Ranch Jct. on the ... (more)

3 Western Fuels Association SD40-2's lead their 51 car loaded coal train down grade into Lee Ranch Jct. on 4/1/13. This train now runs Mon, Tue and Thurs to El Segundo Mine from the power plant ne... (more)