In the late afternoon on the Apache Railway's Snowflake Branch, finds 3 of the Company's Alco's setting out a string of well cars for long term storage.

After dropping there train of empty well cars at the end of the Snowflake Branch, 3 Apache units head back west light engines as they smoke it up in the late afternon sun.

APA 81 eases its train to a stop as they prepare to drop a cut of empty well cars for long term storage on the Snowflake Branch.

APA southbound Holbrook Turn a couple of miles from the plant at the south end of the line

A short consist does not preclude a little Alco exhaust as the Holbrook Turn passes the north switch at the pig farm on the outskirts of greater metropolitan Snowflake, AZ

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)