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A Westbound manifest train is seen passing the old water tower at Bellemont along old Route 66, 10-5-22.
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A Westbound manifest train is seen passing the old water tower at Bellemont along old Route 66, 10-5-22.

  • An Eastbound autorack train is seen approaching the 544'-long bridge over Canyon Diablo, East of Flagstaff, Arizona. In 1880, the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad had a bridge manufactured to bridge the gap over the canyon. When the bridge arrived on site, it was too short. The correct bridge took another six months to arrive from the manufacturer and during that time a town emerged. This town was at the end of the at that time the current transcontinental railroad and quickly became notorious for the saloons, brothels, and gambling houses that emerged. At first, the town had no lawmen and one urban legend goes that the first sheriff was appointed at 3 pm and dead within hours. Instead of the center street being named Main Street, it was appropriately named "Hell Street." A series of lawmen tried to keep the peace in town, the longest allegedly lasting a month. When the bridge was completed the town quickly faded away. Remnants of the town still exist. The current steel bridge was completed in 1947, 10-5-22.
  • A Westbound manifest freight train is seen passing through a location known as Bootlegger Crossing on the outskirts of Williams, Arizona. The train is just East of Williams Junction, 10-5-22.
  • A Westbound intermodal train is seen passing through a location known as Bootlegger Crossing on the outskirts of Williams, Arizona. The train is just East of Williams Junction, 10-5-22.
  • A Westbound intermodal train is seen at Maine with the San Fransisco peaks towering in the background with fresh snow on the peaks, 10-5-22.
  • A Westbound manifest train is seen passing the old water tower at Bellemont along old Route 66, 10-5-22.
  • After stopping at Maine to hold for a higher priority train to run around them, this intermodal continues their trip East. The train was stopped on the steep grade of the Arizona Divide and the two GEs put on quite a show to get going with prime movers cranking in notch eight and sand flying. Shout out to my buddy Adam Horgan for the assistance on the edit, 10-5-22.
  • A colorful Arizona sunset is seen off to the West as a BNSF intermodal train crests the hill at Maine. The train will go down the hill into Flagstaff and across the desert to Winslow for a crew change before heading East, 10-5-22.
  • An Eastbound intermodal train is seen approaching Flagstaff Arizona on a beautiful October morning, 10-6-22.
  • An Eastbound intermodal train is seen approaching Flagstaff Arizona on a beautiful October morning, 10-6-22.
  • A Westbound domestic intermodal train is seen at East Flagstaff, 10-6-22.
  • A Westbound domestic intermodal train is seen at East Flagstaff, 10-6-22.
  • A Westbound loaded grain train is seen heading into Winslow on the BNSF Gallup Subdivision, 10-6-22.
  • An Eastbound intermodal train is seen passing the old Santa Fe Depot at Holbrook, 10-6-22.
  • A Westbound domestic intermodal train is seen coming out of the Painted Desert into Holbrook, Arizona, 10-6-22.
  • A Westbound domestic intermodal train is seen snaking West through the Painted Desert moving into Holbrook, Arizona. After a long hike in, we watched the clouds go in and out many times. We knew we had a train moving toward us, however, thunderstorms were also rolling in all around us. Just before the storms rolled in, the train came. Not even the toasted leader could ruin our good mood and how happy we were with the success, 10-6-22.
  • A Westbound domestic intermodal train is seen snaking West through the Painted Desert moving into Holbrook, Arizona. After a long hike in, we watched the clouds go in and out many times. We knew we had a train moving toward us, however, thunderstorms were also rolling in all around us. Just before the storms rolled in, the train came. Not even the toasted leader could ruin our good mood and how happy we were with the success, 10-6-22.
  • A BNSF intermodal train is seen at West Winslow as monsoons in New Mexico and Eastern Arizona create beautiful storm lighting. The next day storms would cause a washout just West of Gallup closing the line for the next 16 hours, 10-6-22.
  • As the sun begins to set behind the clouds after another Arizona October day, a double stack intermodal train rolls East into Winslow for a crew change, 10-6-22.
  • Coming across the dark desert running along I-40, another stack train is seen headed East into Winslow for a crew change. This line sees close to 90 freight trains a day, but we were happy one of them came during this spectacular Arizona sunset, 10-6-22.
  • Just another typical morning in West Winslow as an intermodal train comes off the high desert and into town for a crew change, 10-7-22.
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