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Arizona Eastern GE-built 4,000 horsepower B40-8 4007 idles at Safford, Arizona, prior to hauling a westbound freight train to Globe, March 3, 2016
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Arizona Eastern Railway westbound freight in Safford, Arizona, March 3, 2016
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Arizona Eastern Railway westbound freight in Safford, AZ, on its way to Globe, March 3, 2016
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Arizona Eastern Railway in Safford, Arizona, March 3, 2016.
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Arizona's brief winter lingers in the high desert as Arizona Eastern GE-built B40-8 locomotives 4003 and 4013 depart Clifton with a mid-day freight train bound for Lordsburg, New Mexico, and the interchange with the Union Pacific's Sunset Route mainline.
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Arizona Eastern GE-built B40-8 4001 and 4007 pull a southbound train from Clifton with the Morenci copper mine and townsite in the background, February 26, 2015.
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Horseshoe in the desert, with the Morenci copper mine and townsite in the background. Arizona Eastern Railway, Greenlee County, Arizona, February 26, 2016.
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The trains of the Arizona Eastern rattle the Greenlee County courthouse, in Clifton, Arizona, several times daily as the railroad shuttles loads and empties to and from the interchange with Freeport McMoRan's mine railroad to Morenci. February 26, 2016
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Two Arizona Eastern GE-built B40-8 locomotives pull a southbound train from Clifton, AZ, train on the first leg of the run to the Union Pacific interchange at Lordsburg, New Mexico, February 9, 2016.
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South of Clifton, Arizona, and two GE-built B40-8 locomotives of the Arizona Eastern shine in the bright light of a high desert afternoon, February 9, 2016.
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Another view of AZER 4010 and 4013 hauling one of the day's southbound trains from Clifton, AZ, with the mine at Morenci in the background. February 9, 2016.
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Though it's 10 miles away, the mine at Morenci still dominates the view behind a southbound freight train of the Arizona Eastern Railroad near Clifton, Arizona, February 9, 2016.
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Arizona Eastern's GE power blocks Cornado Boulevard in Clifton, Arizona, as it assembles its train for the southbound run to Lordsburg, New Mexico, February 9, 2016.
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Two GE-built B40-8 locomotives, 4010 and 4013, of the Arizona Eastern Railroad haul a southbound train from the railroad's Clifton, Arizona, interchange with Freeport-McMoran's mine railroad and cross the San Francisco River on February 9, 2016.
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Arizona Eastern Railroad ex-Cotton Belt GE-built B40-8 4010 and 4013 accelerate toward Clifton, Arizona, with a train destined for Freeport-McMoRan's immense copper mine at Morenci, February 9, 2016.
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The warm light of an Arizona high desert morning accents the bright colors of two Arizona Eastern ex-Cotton Belt GE-built B40-8 locomotives as they assemble their train destined for the Freeport-McMoRan copper mine at Morenci, Arizona, February 16, 2016.
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Arizona Eastern (AZER) 4004 and 4005 and their southbound train leave Clifton, AZ, January 18, 2016
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Arizona Eastern GE-built (for Cotton Belt) C40-8 4004 and 4005 pull the southbound mid-day train out of the railroad's yard in Clifton, AZ, on Jan 18, 2016.
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Arizona Eastern ex-Cotton Belt GE-built B40-8 locomotives 4011 and 4012 await their crew in the railroad's yard at Clifton, AZ, on the afternoon of January 12, 2016.
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Arizona Eastern ex-Cotton Belt GE B40-8 4011 and 4012 at Clifton AZ Jan 12 2016
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Arizona Eastern 4011 and 4012 catch the afternoon light as they wait for their train at Clifton AZ Jan 12 2016
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Arizona Eastern Railway GE's 4003 and 4013 cross a wash in Greenlee County, Arizona, as they head south from Clifton to the Union Pacific interchange at Bowie, AZ, January 6, 2016
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Awaiting a Monday departure for Globe, an Arizona Eastern Railway train is parked by a cotton field in Safford, AZ, Sept 10, 2016
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A 4-unit consist of GE B40-8 locomotives heads a westbound train on the Arizona Eastern Railway, Safford, AZ Sept 10, 2016
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Arizona Eastern Railway GE-built B40-8 locomotives 4004 and 4011 spend a quiet weekend in the yard south of Clifton, AZ, September 10, 2016.
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Almost as good as an ABBA set of F-units, Arizona Eastern Railway, Safford AZ Sept 10, 2016
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Arizona Eastern Railway westbound train for Globe, passing through the cotton fields at Thatcher AZ, Sept 6, 2016.
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Mt. Graham towers over the Arizona Eastern Railway in Thatcher, Arizona, on Sept 6 2016, as the daily westbound train to Globe passes through Graham County.
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Arizona Eastern Railway GE B40-8W 4010, at the North Reay Lane grade crossing, Thatcher, AZ Sept 6, 2016. Mt. Graham is in the backkground, and has a maximum elevation of 10,720 feet.
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Walking the dog along the Arizona Eastern, Safford, Graham County, Arizona. March 3, 2016.
