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Daniel Metcalf Railroad Photography
Railfanning Eastern Arizona
On Monday, December 28th, 2020, I took a day trip to the Eastern Part of Arizona to take pictures of trains. First, I headed to Miami and then to Globe. On the way back I made a detour through Heber-Overgaard, via Show Low, where I saw an old Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Caboose.
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Miami Train Depot
The Miami Train Depot was built in the 1920s by the Arizona Eastern Railway. The depot was used by the Arizona Eastern Railway and the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1933 when the last passenger train stopped at the depot. Fortunately, many years later the Miami Train Depot saw a passenger train once again when the Copper Spike Excursion Train made a special stop at the Depot on April 28th, 2010. However, that was also the last passenger train to stop at the depot due to new ownership of the railroad. Currently, the Miami Train Depot is Privately Owned.
Photo Location: Miami, Arizona
Arizona Eastern Railway #4009
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) #4009 is a B40-8 (originally B39-8E) Diesel-electric Locomotive. It was built in August 1987 by the General Electric Corporation for the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). The SP numbered it SP 8022. In 1996, the Southern Pacific Railroad merged with the Union Pacific Railroad and the locomotive was numbered UP 1828. In 2011, the locomotive was purchased by the Arizona Eastern Railway. The Arizona Eastern Railway numbered it AZER #4009. Currently, AZER #4009 is still operating with the Arizona Eastern Railway.
Photo Location: Miami, Arizona
Arizona Eastern Railway #4002
Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) #4002 is a B40-8 (originally B39-8E) Diesel-electric Locomotive. It was built in August 1987 by the General Electric Corporation for the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP). The SP numbered it SP 8009. In 1996, the Southern Pacific Railroad merged with the Union Pacific Railroad and the locomotive was numbered UP 1809. In 2011, the locomotive was purchased by the Arizona Eastern Railway. The Arizona Eastern Railway numbered it AZER #4002. Currently, AZER #4002 is still operating with the Arizona Eastern Railway.
Photo Location: Miami, Arizona
Arizona Eastern Railway Miami Rail Yard
Photo Location: Miami, Arizona
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Globe Train Station
The Globe Train Station was built in 1916. The station was used by the Arizona Eastern Railway and the Southern Pacific Railroad until 1954 when the last passenger train stopped at the station. After that time the depot was sold and used for many different purposes. In December 2008, the station was again used by the Arizona Eastern Railway for the Copper Spike Excursion Train.
Photo Location: Globe, Arizona
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway #999285
Caboose
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway #999285 Caboose was built in 1949. In the mid-1990s the caboose was retired and sold. For many years it was on display in Northampton, Pennsylvania. Currently, the caboose can be seen right off Hwy. 260 in Heber-Overgaard, Arizona.
Photo Location: Heber-Overgaard, Arizona
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