Apache Railroad MLW C424 #99 leads a Monday afternoon train south out of Holbrook,AZ.

Apache Railway Alco C420 #81 leads its train west towards the yard on a pleasant Tuesday afternoon. Hard to believe it had snowed four inches that morning!

After interchanging with the BNSF, Apache Railway heads back to Snowflake

I believe this was are third attempt at trying to catch the Apache Alco's. We finally got our train in April of 1992. 83, 84, 81 depart for Snowflake after interchanging with the Santa Fe in Holbr... (more)

APA 81 pulls 43 cars north towards Holbrook, Ariz. to interchange with the BNSF Railway, Tuesday Dec. 20, 2016. With exhaust smoke pouring out of the two Apache units as climb over one of humps le... (more)

A pair of Apache Railway units begin their run north to Holbrook to interchange 43 cars with the BNSF Railway. Unfortunately for us, the BNSF Railway did not drop off cars for the Apache Railway t... (more)

A 99 car storage car train is seen snaking through the S curves near the end of their line at the old recycling mill. Its been 4 years since the mill has closed, but the Apache Ry is still chuggin... (more)

Its been 4 years since the recycling mill has closed, but the Apache Ry is still going on strong enough to turn a profit. Here, a 99 car storage car train is seen passing Pig Farm which is the onl... (more)

Its has now been 4 years since the recycling mill has closed, but the Apache Ry is still going on strong enough to turn a profit. . Here, all three of Apache's active units lug a 99 car storage tr... (more)

Returning to the plant

An Apache Railway freight accelerates from the BNSF interchange in Holbrook on its way back to Snowflake, Ariz., behind a set of Alcos.

ON the way to Holbrook, AZ

A pair of Apache Railway units notch up to continue their trip back to Snowflake, Arizona after dropping off a car at the "Pig Farm" between Holbrook and Snowflake

Finishing the climb out of the valley at Holbrook southbound heads toward Snowflake.

The Apache's Last Stand

I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to shoot the last great Alco show in the west. Back in May of 2012 I went on an epic week lon... (more)