Smoking it up a bit coming up the hill.

After a half hour wait. They have finished their switching, and are heading for the smelter.

Bringing a big train up the hill. Just guessing on my part, but I would say about 70 cars.

I was tipped off the night before. That the GP7U, RSSX 1337 would lead the train up from Garfield to the Smelter in the morning. Kind of crazy to see a 70 plus year old locomotive still in regular... (more)

Kennecott Copper being operated by Rail Serve doesn't lack for color and variety. With three different lease companies in the mixed, with four unit's, things can get colorful. Not to mention the l... (more)

I really like the colors of the three lease companies together, that work for Railserve, on the Kennecott Copper. They are bring down a load of sulfuric acid down from the smelter.

A Kennecott train between Garfield and the Smelter. Works up the canyon on a morning run.

What a beautiful sound. A GP9 and a GP15 working a train up the hill. Kind of blows my mind when I find a 65 year old locomotive still work for real, day in and day out.

I had the morning off work, so I was able to catch the Kennecott heading up the hill. I was able to catch the RSSX 116 leading. 116 is a old GP9 with kind of a homely chop nose. But kind of cool a... (more)

A quick sucker hole of light, through the clouds allowed me to get a shot, before the clouds packed in again.

About to go under the underpass at Smelter Junction.

When your engineer is a fellow railfan. You get a musical performance on the horn, and a giant wave and smile. GMTX 2330 and RSSX 1633 head up the hill with a load of box cars.

Railserve GP7U 1337, and SSRX GP38-2 3670 are shoving a big train into Garfield yard. The cars will be picked up by Union Pacific.

I was able to catch another of the Railserve GP I had never caught leading. The Railserve paint job isn't the fanciest ever. But the paint on RSSX 1590 is fresh looking and clean.

It's pretty awesome to get to see locomotives of this vintage still earning their keep in 2024. RSSX 1337 and 1633 are bring 72 loads of sulfuric acid produced at the smelter during there smelting... (more)