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.
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)
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.
It's a wintery scene, as five leasers units of three different lease companies, make their way back to the Smelter. They are operated by Railserve that is contracted to service Rio Tinto's, Kennec... (more)
They decided to take the whole fleet put for a spin. After dropping off some cars off in the Garfield yard for Union Pacific. The Kennecott power operated by Railserve is heading back up to the sm... (more)
Once a Illinois Central GP40. GMTX 2330 is now a GP38-2 working at Kennecott Copper. SSRX 3670 started as Baltimore and Ohio 3807. The two have been working the Garfield yard, and are pulling out... (more)
I was able to catch a different set of power operating at Rio Tinto, Kennecott this afternoon. After switch down at Garfield GP38's GMTX 2330, and SSRX 3670 are heading back towards the Kennecott ... (more)
