After departing Holbrook, six Alco's cackle in Run 8 with 60 coal loads, and are down to a crawl on the hill at MP 5.
After departing Holbrook, six Alco products have 60 coal loads down to a crawl on the hill.
Cackling up the hill towards Snowflake, six ALCO's are on their knees with the first cut of the Blue Looper in tow. Due to the tonnage, the Apache can only take 60 of the 81 cars out of Holbrook..... (more)
Where can you see seven ALCO's these days? Snowflake, AZ on the Apache Railway! A mix of six Alco's prepare to depart Snowflake with 16 cars in tow, while APA 83 sits idle in the yard.
Alco products do what they're known for with the Blue Looper in tow, negotiating the s-curve just West of Snowflake.
Three ALCO's lead 33 cars through the s-curves just West of Snowflake.
The Holbrook turn approaches milepost 5 heading south toward Snowflake after working the BNSF interchange in Holbrook.
Apache Railway five day a week train to interchange traffic with Santa Fe at Holbrook, AZ has completed his interchange work and is departing Holbrook for the big plant at Snowflake just as the su... (more)
#99 leads #84, #62 and #98 (a mixed lashup of C420s and C424s) across the Arizona desert with the daily train from Snowflake to Holbrook. See more at www.youthwith.fotopic.net
Sometimes things just work out. I drove to Flagstaff to take care of some business on a Thursday. A friend of mine took the Chief from LA to Winslow where I picked him up on Friday morning. Our go... (more)
Having made up it train in Holbrook, #99 and two stable mates are at the yard limits and throttling up for the Southbound climb
A southbound Apache Railway freight is led by C420 #81 and four other Alcos south to Snowflake, AZ. Today's train rates five units due to a shipment of coal loads to the mill for power.
On the way South out of Holbrook, AZ, C420 #81 is making its second round trip of the day and is hauling loads of coal for the mill at Snowflake
APA C420 81 and APA C424 approach the Pigfarm with 17 cars.
APA C420 81 and C424 99 approach mile 5 with 1 car for the Pigfarm a few miles further down the line and 16 cars for Snowflake, AZ.