Five Freeport-McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2 locomotives roar loudly through corral cut while climbing the steep three to five percent grade from the Arizona Eastern Railway interchange at Clifton, Arizona... (more)
A quintet of Freeport McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2s haul a train of sulphuric acid tank cars up the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on October 27, 2020. The subdivision spread out behin... (more)
On the afternoon of October 28, 2020, Freeport-McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2 locomotives chant loudly curving through corral cut while climbing the steep three to five percent grade from the Arizona Easte... (more)
A quintet of Freeport McMoRan EMD 4-axle locomotives lug a train up the steep grade of the railroad’s line from the Arizona Eastern’s interchange yard at Clifton to Morenci, Arizona, on Octobe... (more)
A Freeport McMoRan train, led by EMD GP38-2 No. 55, roars over Copper Verde Lane grade crossing as it makes a run for the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on October 27, 2020.
Five Freeport McMoRan EMD GP38/38-2s haul a train of sulphuric acid tank cars up the steep grade between Clifton and Morenci, Arizona, on October 27, 2020. The subdivision in the background is som... (more)
Five Freeport McMoRan EMD 4-axle units lug a train up the steep (up to 5%) grade of the railroad’s line from the Arizona Eastern’s interchange yard at Clifton to Morenci, Arizona, on October 2... (more)
Freeport McMoran GP38 #55 storms up the 5.5% grade out of Clifton, AZ with the first cut of cars for the smelter and mine. This train will climb nearly 1300 feet vertical in the next 6 miles.
The FMI interchange job returns from the Arizona Eastern yard in Clifton with cars for the copper mine in Morenci. Leading the train up the cartoonish 4.5% grade on this branch is a GP38-2 still i... (more)