FMI 52, MORENCI, AZ 1-28-19
The whine of full dynamics fill the atmosphere as FMI 52, 59, 51, 63, and 56 crawl by at walking speed with 57 cars on the 5% grade. This was the largest cut of cars I've seen going down to Clifton for interchange with the AZER. The AZER was waiting at the bottom with only 2 units and was talking to them about how they were going to handle the tonnage.
The first train we caught (see previous post) met up with another train in the FMI yard, that we didn't know was working there. The two trains were combined and the larger power set headed down to the interchange.
After arriving at the bottom of the hill, the AZER would take the train out of town in 2 separate cuts after stalling in the sharp S curve just before the first tunnel.
Thanks to Mr. "Shoes" Shicotte for the heads up about this spot.
FMI 52, MORENCI, AZ 1-28-19
The whine of full dynamics fill the atmosphere as FMI 52, 59, 51, 63, and 56 crawl by at walking speed with 57 cars on the 5% grade. This was the largest cut of cars I've seen going down to Clifton for interchange with the AZER. The AZER was waiting at the bottom with only 2 units and was talking to them about how they were going to handle the tonnage.
The first train we caught (see previous post) met up with another train in the FMI yard, that we didn't know was working there. The two trains were combined and the larger power set headed down to the interchange.
After arriving at the bottom of the hill, the AZER would take the train out of town in 2 separate cuts after stalling in the sharp S curve just before the first tunnel.
Thanks to Mr. "Shoes" Shicotte for the heads up about this spot.