Copper Basin Railway train OT-1, with 60 cars loaded with 7800 tons of sulfide ore from the copper mine at Ray, heads southbound through a Saguaro forest toward Ray Junction on its run to the smel... (more)

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)

Copper Basin Railway EMD GP39-2 No. 502 is having its 360 day (annual) inspection done inside the shop at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. The railroad’s well-equipped Hayden Shop includes a ... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s Jeremy Holyoak and Garrett Pitner from the mechanical department stay busy as they work on CBRY EMD GP39-2 No. 502 at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. This former Kenne... (more)

Copper Basin Railway engineer Aaron Nichols throttles up EMD GP39 No. 401 on the CBRY Smelter Job uphill out of Hayden Junction to the Arsarco Smelter complex at Hayden, Arizona, on the morning of... (more)

The twice a week Copper Basin Railway departs east out of Magma after its interchange with the Union Pacific on an late morning in early September.

Copper Basin Railway GP9 207 (ex-Burlington Northern 1893, originally Northern Pacific 276) leans into the curve at the junction leading to the copper mine at Ray as it brings train OT-1, comprise... (more)

L.S. “Jake” Jacobson, President and Chief Operating Officer of Copper Basin Railway, lines the switch at Ray Junction for CBRY’s main line to Florence, Arizona, during an inspection trip usi... (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.

A Copper Basin Railway employee releases the handbrake of water car No. 0011 as a crew prepares for a short trip to just west of Hayden, Arizona, were it will be used to spray down a dusty access ... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s OT-1 ore shuttle train is in the middle of its copper ore dumping process at Asarco’s unloading facility at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. The arriving CBRY OT-1 un... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s OT-1 ore shuttle train prepares to dump its train of copper ore at Asarco’s unloading facility at Hayden, Arizona, on April 20, 2017. The arriving CBRY OT-1 unloads the ... (more)

Copper Basin Railway’s OT-1 ore shuttle train is loading ore at Asarco’s massive Ray copper mine in a view from the cab of CBRY EMD GP39 No. 505 on April 20, 2017. On the left are unique hoppe... (more)

A machinist from the shop gives Copper Basin Railway EMD GP40 No. 301 and GP39 No. 401 a early morning once over before the power heads out on the Smelter Job on April 21, 2017.

Copper Basin Railway’s Smelter Job arrives back at Hayden, Arizona, on April 21, 2017, and passes CBRY EMD GP39 No. 503. To the left of No. 503 is the railroad’s shop, and on the right is the ... (more)