In the late afternoon on the Apache Railway's Snowflake Branch, finds 3 of the Company's Alco's setting out a string of well cars for long term storage.
After dropping there train of empty well cars at the end of the Snowflake Branch, 3 Apache units head back west light engines as they smoke it up in the late afternon sun.
APA 81 eases its train to a stop as they prepare to drop a cut of empty well cars for long term storage on the Snowflake Branch.
3 Apache Alco's lead a baretable move off the BNSF for storage on the Apache Property.
Fellow RP.net contributor Steven Welch enjoys the show as the engineer of the southbound turn back to the power plant west of Snowflake yanks the throttle wide open climbing up out of the valley i... (more)
Just past the Junction and headed to the shops.
Southbound train near Holbrook - not much of a train, but those nice clean Alco units make the photo!
Southbound at the AZ Hwy 377 crossing.
The Apache Railway's Holbrook turn is seen departing Holbrook, Az. after completing it's work at the BNSF interchange.
The Apache Railway's Holbrook turn is seen departing Holbrook, Az. after completing it's work at the BNSF interchange while a Alco does what they do best.
Westbound near Snowflake Junction with a nice cloud of Alco smoke.
Apache Rwy Holbrook turn climbing away from Holbrook, AZ and interchange with BNSF
Symbolic of the looming storm coming with the paper mill closure the Apache Railroad itself is trying to find ways to stay ahead of the darkness and keep in business.
81 heads back south.
Todays 8 car Holbrook turn is framed under it's parent company's sign as it arrives the yard at the paper mill on 8/24/12.
