Ore Train 1 (OT-1) is climbing a short grade southbound into Ray Junction moments before sunset.

The OT-1 (Ore Train One) is rounding the curve at Ray Junction headed eastbound with another train load of copper ore.

OT-1 smokes it up as it heads for Hayden just east of Kearny.

3 Copper Basin EMD's smoke it up as it leads its train into the small town of Kearny, AZ.

Copper Basin Railway's 505 leads OT-1 down off the Ray Block at Ray Junction.

A late afternoon ore shuttle rounds a curve while headed for the Ray mine with empties. (permission to be on property)

Eastbound OT-1 (Ore Train One) throttles up as it heads to the dumper. This was my first day of shooting digital photos after 52 years of shooting film!

Copper Basin Railway’s ore shuttle train OT-1 exits short Tunnel 2 just east of Ray Junction, Arizona, on March 29, 2010.

Empties head back to Ray mine for another load of copper ore.

Another load from the Ray mine heads towards the smelter in Hayden.

The westbound OT-1 (Ore Train 1) is headed to the mine at Ray Junction in late afternoon sun. Provia 100F film.

OT-1 (Ore Train 1) southbound at Ray Junction AZ is leaving the Ray Block and will soon be heading east to the Dumper at Hayden.

CBR 301 (ex SCL) GP40 is making its first revenue run on the southbound OT-1 at Kelvin, AZ (near Ray Jct.). Unit was delivered to the CBR at Magma Jct on Jan 9, 2012. CBR installed a radio and add... (more)

A long way for Appalachia, former C&O GP39 3916, now Copper Basin 505, leads CBRY GP39-2's 502 and 403 on southbound ore loads past the sidings at Ray Jct. It would seem that the draw of the tunne... (more)

The first inbound loaded ore train, symbol OT-1, passes through Tunnel #2 on the way to Hayden, AZ. Hayden is the location of the ASARCO smelter, where the copper ore contained in this train is un... (more)