Brian Ellerby's "Copper River & Yukon"

Photographs by Brian Ellerby unless noted otherwise

 

Copper River & Yukon Extra #46 bound for Nighthawk
   
The Eagle & Blue Bell ore tipple is a major source of revenue for the Copper River & Yukon.  Located on a switch back, trains must traverse the main street of Nighthawk to reach the tipple.

Right - Having worked its way up the switch back to the Eagle & Blue Bell ore tipple,  Copper River and Yukon #46 is retrieving a cut of loads bound for the ore docks at Orca Bay.

Below - #46 has dropped down the middle leg of the switch back and is about to reverse direction and back down into the Nighthawk yard.

 
 

 
 

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