The former class SSW B40-8 #8040 is now the AZER's class unit #4000, leading the interchange from Clifton to Globe across the UP Sunset Route.

First cut of cars for the day has come down from Clifton ahead of the FMI interchange. #203 will swap cars with #202 then take them into Clifton for FMI, who will also have cars to swap and send ... (more)

On October 22, 2020, a southbound Arizona Eastern Railway freight exits Tunnel 1 as it climbs the grade out of Clifton, Arizona.

Arizona Eastern’s turn operating from South Siding to Clifton and return is departing Clifton, Arizona, as it crosses the San Francisco River and parallels traffic on Highway 191 through town on... (more)

The 203 job approaches South Siding with some outbound cars from FMI.

Traffic stacks up at Clifton as AZER 203 finishes their switching and departs town.

A pair of Arizona Eastern Railway GE B40-8s sit in the railway’s yard at Miami, Arizona, on October 24, 2020. These units are used on a job that works Freeport McMoRan’s Miami Operations near ... (more)

The short lived "Copper Spike" passenger service street running in downtown Globe.

AZER out of Clifton Arizona Eastern's Clifton turn climbs the stiff 2%+ grade out of Clifton Arizona. The spectacular desert mountain railroad is chisled out of the cliffs high above the... (more)

On October 26, 2020, after a rainy and cold day in the high desert country of Arizona, the sun breaks out briefly late in the afternoon, illuminating the scene in golden light, as the Arizona East... (more)

Arizona Eastern's night job out of Lordsburg climbs the dry creek bed up Owl Canyon. Years of washouts caused many relocations and retaining walls. A 2.19% ruling grade and tight curves can chal... (more)

Arizona Eastern's morning job lifts a heavy cut of cars around the horseshoe curve after just exiting Tunnel 5 on the 2.12 percent climb out of Clifton. The train is made up of Copper concentrate ... (more)

After switching cars at the smelter of Freeport McMoRan’s Miami Operations near Globe, Arizona, and making up a good portion of an outbound train in the upper yard in the facilities, an Arizona ... (more)

Arizona Eastern Railway’s turn operating from South Siding to Clifton and return is entering a rock cut just west of South Siding, Arizona, as it drops downgrade toward the Freeport McMoRan inte... (more)