Late on a beautiful October afternoon, four Apache Railway C420 and C424 ALCOs have almost completed their return trip to Holbrook as they approach their home base near Snowflake.

Late on a perfect October afternoon, a quartet of Apache railway ALCOs have just one more gradient to conquer as they head back to their base near Snowflake with an 88 car train.

It's mid-afternoon and four Apache railway ALCOs are working hard as they tackle the long climb out of Holbrook with 88 cars for storage/repair.

With the telltale smoke plumes billowing out of the exhaust stacks, 4 ALCO/MLW units get the weekly train back up to track speed as they climb out of the Little Colorado River valley departing BNS... (more)

Climbing at Snowflake Junction on the way to Holbrook, AZ. Lead unit is ex-L&N #1305.

Alcos on the high desert

Apache Railway’s road train switches the yard at Snowflake, Arizona, before heading to the BNSF interchange at Holbrook on March 7, 2005. Alco C420 No. 81 was originally Louisville and Nashville N... (more)

A strong thunderstorm has passed and the sun has returned - just in time to illuminate the 5 vintage ALCOs as they depart Holbrook

Apache Railroad Alco C420 #81 leads its train through the many curves near Snowflake,AZ on the last day of February.

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

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)

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