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 coasts downgrade through Elkins Ranch just above Snowflake Junction. At the Junction, this train will set out 10 sand cars for storage on the Snowflake Branch before contin... (more)
Apache Railway C424 #98 makes a smoky exit from Holbrook as it pulls its train across the Little Colorado River bridge. The first of many grades on the Apache Railway begins right outside the Holb... (more)
Apache Railway C424 #99 pulls the daily southbound train through the red rocks at Milepost 5. This location was always a favorite among photographers as it had great scenery and accessibility as i... (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)
Apache Railway C424 #98 roars uphill out of Holbrook with a southbound freight to the Catalyst Paper Mill in Snowflake, AZ. Holbrook, a city on the BNSF transcon, was where the Apache Railway inte... (more)
Apache Railway C424 #99 starts its train at Snowflake Junction. The units had just run down the Snowflake Branch to move stored cars, and then recoupled to the northbound train. Of course, as the ... (more)
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)
Apache railway C424 #99 leads the daily train from Holbrook to Snowflake past Milepost 5. This was the last month of operation for the Apache Railway, and I was lucky enough to see large trains st... (more)
A southbound Apache Railway freight is led by C420 #81 and four other Alcos south to Snowflake, AZ. Today's train rates five units due to a shipment of coal loads to the mill for power.