Switching the south end of the pig farm before heading back to Snowflake

Apache Railway C424 #98 leads a short train up the Snowflake Branch. These units had just dropped of 10 cars of sand for storage on the branch, and now were returning to Snowflake Junction and the... (more)

Apache Railway #98 leads the weekly coal train through S curve just outside of Snowflake. Every week the Catalyst Paper Mill, the Apache Railway's owner, required one of these coal trains to maint... (more)

Apache Railway C424 #98 leads a short train towards Snowflake Junction on the Snowflake Branch. The Apache Railway rarely used the Snowflake Branch except for car storage. On this day the units of... (more)

Fired up & moving out for the days work

Apache Railway C424 #99 climbs the last grade before the Catalyst Paper Mill in Snowflake, AZ. This was the last month of operations for the Apache Railway as the line shut down in September 2012.... (more)

A pair of C424's and a C420 put on a smoke show as they approach a cattle guard marking entry into ranch lands.

Apache Railway 99 smokes it up pulling a few loads out of the siding at Snowflake Junction.

6 Alco and MLW units are pulling about 130 empty sand cars on the Snowflake branch as they head west to the junction with the Holbrook main.

In the very last few minutes of light, the Holbrook turn makes it's last strides for the Apache's yard on the west side of Snowflake. Just as the rear of the train passed, what was left of the day... (more)

Alco smoke show heading downhill toward Snowflake Junction.

Apache Railway Holbrook turn a few miles out of Holbrook, AZ on return trip back to plant near Snowflake

Apache Railway Holbrook turn with last train of empty coal hoppers for loading heading northbound by MP 32 near Snowflake, AZ

The crew on the Apache's Holbrook turn takes a minute to look away from the setting sun of the western sky. After the "okay" is given from the Utility Man, the local will head back to Snowflake Jc... (more)

The Apache Railway's Holbrook turn made a brief stop at Snowflake Jct to pick up 29 frac sand cars from the Snowflake Spur on it's return trip. After making the pickup, the engineer eases his imma... (more)