Western Railroad Discussion > Killing time in Crozier Canyon

For those who visit Crozier Canyon, it is no secret that it takes quite awhile for the sun to reach the tracks after sunrise. Sometimes, arriving in the canyon early in the day allows for some hiking before it gets hot during the summer months. On the other hand, what do you do in between early arrival and when the tracks are lit.

Here is an example of killing time. Last weekend, qnyla and I were in the Kingman area and decided to go out and do some shooting in the canyon before the sun got high and the light turned flat.

At 0620 local time (MST) I took a backlit shot of a westbound stack train entering the east end of the canyon and a going away shot (including the DPUs) from the same location before it entered the canyon’s shadows.

Swwwwwweet!!!!

SOB

Interesting photos, thanks for posting. Kingman and the general area seems to be getting higher on my list.

We'll be hitting summer solstice in about 6 weeks, always seems kinda early.

I made some photos off Route 66 in Crozier Canyon last year. The old road through the area can be seen on the west side of the old town area. There are blocks of rock where it used to cross the ATSF. Those date back to when the National Old Trails Road came through (Pre-Route 66). The whole trip along the ATSF from Seligman to Kingman is worth driving. You can make nice photos of the railroad and old Route 66 stuff too. At Peach Springs you can see the western end of the Grand Canyon in the distance.

great shots. thanks for the efforts to get them.......

66

Your shots make the Orange scheme actually look rather nice! Great Photos! Any idea what the orange containers are in the last shot?

The new paint can really be noticed in these pics!

Can't think of a better place to kill some time. Hope to make it there myself someday. Thanks for sharing your shots.

Kim Heusel

SWEET!

The Department of Homeland Security might misinterpret the subject title. :-)

Schneider containers.

Real nice compression detail. Luv the lighting, your use of sun angles.

Nice set of images, thanks for posting!