Santa Fe Lives
On the high desert of Utah, the Comstock Iron Mine uses a small fleet of ex. ATSF C44-9Ws to haul iron ore down the steep 2.5% grades of the mine railroad to an interchange with the Union Pacific. This set of light power is heading down grade to be parked from a morning of switching the Comstock load out. This power is no stranger to grades, when delivered many of these hefty C44-9W brutes were assigned to York Canyon Coal service, and battled the 3% grades of Raton Pass. On this particular day this area was a wet muddy mess! 3/23
Santa Fe Lives
On the high desert of Utah, the Comstock Iron Mine uses a small fleet of ex. ATSF C44-9Ws to haul iron ore down the steep 2.5% grades of the mine railroad to an interchange with the Union Pacific. This set of light power is heading down grade to be parked from a morning of switching the Comstock load out. This power is no stranger to grades, when delivered many of these hefty C44-9W brutes were assigned to York Canyon Coal service, and battled the 3% grades of Raton Pass. On this particular day this area was a wet muddy mess! 3/23