The Copper Fleet
Four Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold GP38s prepare to depart the Clifton interchange after dropping off a string of tank cars for the Arizona Eastern Railway. Interesting is also the 40 foot boxcar to the right. While it looked like the car was used mainly as a buffer car in this instance, judging by the springs it was definitely loaded. The mine also has loading docks for boxcars and they come and go in strings. Does anybody know what they ship in the boxcars and where they go? This is probably the only place in the US where you can still find 40 foot boxcars in use!
The Copper Fleet
Four Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold GP38s prepare to depart the Clifton interchange after dropping off a string of tank cars for the Arizona Eastern Railway. Interesting is also the 40 foot boxcar to the right. While it looked like the car was used mainly as a buffer car in this instance, judging by the springs it was definitely loaded. The mine also has loading docks for boxcars and they come and go in strings. Does anybody know what they ship in the boxcars and where they go? This is probably the only place in the US where you can still find 40 foot boxcars in use!