CBRY 201 pulls the loaded train into the smelter dump that's just outside of Hayden Yard.
Now loaded, the smelter job goes back down the hill with GP18 201 on the rear of the train. To the left is Copper Basin's Hayden Yard where all their trains originate out of.
The Copper Basin smelter train runs up the hill with CBRY 201 leading. The 201 is an ex Rock Island F7B that they rebuilt into a GP18.
The Copper Basin starts its day by running the smelter train around its yard so it can go up the hill and into the mine at Hayden.
Copper Basin Railway’s President and Chief Operating Officer L.S. “Jake” Jacobson poses on the front of spotless GP18 No. 201 at Hayden, Arizona, on March 8, 2005. Jake has run the CBRY for ... (more)
Several Copper Basin Railway EMD GP18 and GP9 locomotives gather at Hayden, Arizona, on March 8, 2005. CBRY No. 201 is former Rock Island GP18 No. 4421, while in the background, No. 205 is former ... (more)
Two GP18s and a GP9 are seen heading back to Hayden Junction on the Smelter Spur with the "Unit Train" after switching the smelter plant.
A crewman rides to the switch while this 4 locomotive consist does a "run around" of the cars just dropped on the Union Pacific siding. This is the West end of the Copper Basin Mainline. Don't spi... (more)
A string of Geeps take the weekend off.
