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Grand Canyon Railfan Weekend
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© 1998 Steve Barry steve@daylightimages.com
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Near Milepost 53, GCRY 18 (former Lake Superior & Ishpeming) joined the runby parade with a photo freight on October 3rd. The second of its two runbys was spectacular as it rounded the curve.
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The same runby with GCRy 18 and the photo freight.
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At Willaha, GCRy 18 dropped the photo freight and joined 4960 for a double-header the rest of the way back to Williams. The duo runs across the desert at Willaha.
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A second runby was made at Willaha, with the train passing the town's (?) only structure.
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The weekend finished on October 4th as 4960 was posed under the BNSF (Santa Fe) main line at Williams. Santa Fe Dash 8-40BW 575 and BNSF SD75I 8292 led an eastbound overhead.
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