Arizona & Eastern train 202
One thing is for sure ,there are certainly no shortage of great photo locations on the Arizona & Eastern Railroad. It also helps when you have two fully qualified tour guides (and great friends too!) All of us spent 2 days in the greater Clifton, AZ area to see the Morenci Mine operations and AZER trains 202-203. Up before sunrise each day, we started with inbound AZER train 202 from Lordsburg, MN to South siding where interchange is made with Clifton local 203. On Wednesday morning, February 16, 2022 after getting the 202-203 meet, we were directed to gravel road in Guthrie, AZ to a tremendous overview of Rattlesnake Canyon where the AZER hugs the Gila River. Three GE B40-8's have no trouble moving along at a brisk 10 mph, giving us all plenty of time to shoot as much as possible while taking in this incredible view. It was safe to say we left here to begin our "real" day with many smiles all around.
Arizona & Eastern train 202
One thing is for sure ,there are certainly no shortage of great photo locations on the Arizona & Eastern Railroad. It also helps when you have two fully qualified tour guides (and great friends too!) All of us spent 2 days in the greater Clifton, AZ area to see the Morenci Mine operations and AZER trains 202-203. Up before sunrise each day, we started with inbound AZER train 202 from Lordsburg, MN to South siding where interchange is made with Clifton local 203. On Wednesday morning, February 16, 2022 after getting the 202-203 meet, we were directed to gravel road in Guthrie, AZ to a tremendous overview of Rattlesnake Canyon where the AZER hugs the Gila River. Three GE B40-8's have no trouble moving along at a brisk 10 mph, giving us all plenty of time to shoot as much as possible while taking in this incredible view. It was safe to say we left here to begin our "real" day with many smiles all around.