Another of the KCC original units leads a pair of water tanks to a fire reported up the line. The Local had already returned to Hayden when it was reported so they raced back to assist responders... (more)

Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Copper Ore Train OT1 is seen here passing through Kelvin, AZ. Getting ready to head into Ray Mine to get 48 more loads of Copper Ore

Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Copper Ore Train OT1 heads back South to the Hayden Smelter on their last run of the day with 48 loads of Copper Ore. They are seen here pulling the hill at Kearny, AZ.

Copper Basin Railway (CBRY) Copper Ore Train OT1 heads back North to Ray Mine for another load. They are seen here rounding a curve at Riverside, AZ.

After dumping their train in Hayden, OT-1 heads North to Ray Mine for loading then return for dumping.

After dumping their train in Hayden, OT-1 heads North to Ray Mine for loading then return for dumping.

After dumping their train in Hayden, OT-1 heads North to Ray Mine for loading then return for dumping.

Blue Ridge Southern's W84 job winds its way through Biltmore Village in Asheville with H/W equipment for the new natural gas plant at Lake Julian.

Engineer Kenny Burgess is at the throttle of Copper Basin Railway EMD GP39 No. 505 on an OT-1 ore train near Kearrny, Arizona, headed for loading at at Ray Mine on April 20, 2017

A pair of four-axle EMDs lead a St. Paul intermodal to Staples, MN for a power swap.

EMD GP39 No. 505 leads Copper Basin Railway train OT-1 across Bridge 988.36 at Ray Junction, Arizona, on the afternoon of April 21, 2017.

BN 2963 leads a piggyback train past the Oregon, IL depot in September of 1993. How many states have a state as a city/town? I know there is an Oregon, WI, Nevada, IA, and Washington, IA just to n... (more)

Heading up the High Line
Copper Basin Railway’s Smelter Job powered by EMD GP39 No. 401 pushes ore cars up the hill out of Hayden Junction to the Arsarco Smelter complex at Hayden, Arizo... (more)

Copper Basin Railway engineer Aaron Nichols runs EMD GP39 No. 401 on the Smelter Job up the hill out of Hayden Junction to the Arsarco Smelter complex at Hayden, Arizona, on the morning of April 2... (more)

The Chessie System livery was undoubtedly one of the most color rich, some would say gaudy paint schemes in modern American railroading. This photographer loved that the colors could shine in almo... (more)