Southbound near Holbrook, AZ gets underway with a heavy train as the engineer throttles up....making the Alco units do what they do best!

Southbound near Holbrook, AZ under thundering skies.

Eastbound near Snowflake Junction with some nice Alco smoke.

Southbound at the AZ Hwy 377 crossing.

The Apache Railway's Holbrook turn is seen approaching Snowflake, Az on it's northbound trip to interchange with BNSF in Holbrook.

The Apache Railway's Holbrook turn is seen departing Holbrook, Az. after completing it's work at the BNSF interchange.

The Apache Railway's Holbrook turn is seen departing Holbrook, Az. after completing it's work at the BNSF interchange while a Alco does what they do best.

Westbound near Snowflake Junction with a nice cloud of Alco smoke.

Apache Rwy Holbrook turn climbing away from Holbrook, AZ and interchange with BNSF

Apache Rwy Holbrook turn descending toward Holbrook, AZ and interchange with BNSF

The Holbrook turn heads back towards the mill under threatening skies.

Shoving cars down the line into Snowflake for storage

Returning from Holbrook Apache C424 #99 is cresting the grade at Elkins Ranch just outside Snowflake, AZ

The Holbrook turn returns south through a late summer rain storm - you don't usually think of driving rain when you think of photographing trains in Arizona!

Symbolic of the looming storm coming with the paper mill closure the Apache Railroad itself is trying to find ways to stay ahead of the darkness and keep in business.