SB climbs the hill out of Holbrook,
6 Alcos in uniform throttle up to assault the next grade with the Blue Looper coal train in tow on 5/5/11. The train is at the windmill farm, which is at MP 26, and will top out at MP 30 before de... (more)
The Blue Looper coal train, with 6 alcos in uniform and 60 loaded coal hoppers, are climbing the grade out of Holbrook with all of their might at MP 5 5/5/11.
The cutter's torch has struck The side panel of the cab of Canadian National MLW C-424 3221 is all that remains to identify it's heritage in a pile of scrap metal at CN's Reclamation Yard ... (more)
APA 98 leads 4 other Alcos on the Blue Looper coal train at Milepost 5 on the Apache Railway. 1/5/12
The loaded Blue Looper coal train curves down to Snowflake as it hauls a long string of coal cars from an interchange off the BNSF back in Holbrook.
CP C424's 4222,4248,4234 have 100 cars in tow as they approach Sault Ste. Marie on a surprisingly snow less mid December day. It was a surprise catching 911 with this many cars by this late date a... (more)
Holiday Lights?- No, just colorful Alco/MLW class-lights. Shot from within the cab's brow- the need for these lights have gone the way of most other interesting locomotive features, in today's les... (more)
High winds and dust clouds swirling, the Apache gets out of Holbrook, AZ with a measly 3 cars, cruising thru the red rocks of the region.
OL-4 passes a rustic setting.
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.
Due to a washout near Schreiber the CP detoured a number of trains that were in northern Ont. from Sudbury-Sault Ste. Marie-Neenah and then back to the CP in the Twin Cities. The 4225,4207,1848 he... (more)
