Freeport McMoRan Industrial Railroad

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It’s been said that God leads every man he loves through a desert at some point in his life. Whether it’s spiritual or physical, some say that the arid wilderness reminds a man of just how much he needs God. Others view the desert as a glimpse of Hell on Earth. To the late Johnny Cash, the desert was the devil’s playground. "It's a hell of a place that he has for hell.”
Whatever view you take, history has proven though dry, and desolate - the desert of Eastern Arizona has provided the US with one of the richest copper deposits in the world. First discovered over 140 years ago at a campsite known as “Clifton,” the copper deposits in Greenlee County would help fuel the industrial revolution and aided the nation in World War II.
Today, the cities of Clifton and Morenci are home to the largest copper mine in North America: the Morenci Open-Pit. Operated by Freeport-McMoRan, the Morenci mine produces an average of 800,000,000 pounds of copper per year. New copper discoveries are rare and many historic mines across the country are seeing reserves dwindle, but with its deep roots - the Morenci Open-Pit continues to deliver year after year.
The railroad has been the backbone of the Morenci Mine for over a century, and as long as the ground has copper to mine, the railroad will continue to move it. In fact, Freeport-McMoRan operates its own industrial railroad that carries chemicals, equipment, and copper from the mine in Morenci to Clifton - where it interchanges with Genesee & Wyoming’s Arizona Eastern Railway.
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Комментарии : 66

@CraftyFoxe 3 года назад

The sounds of the trains are so crisp

@Stierguy1 3 года назад

The dynamic range is actually really limited as though the audio is mastered for listening on small speakers and it makes the train sounds really jarring instead of relaxing, especially how the engine sounds suddenly vanish when the horn goes off. I'd really love to listen to these videos in the background but there's a champion compressor somewhere in the audio processing chain and it needs to be removed.

@zachariassiefker9249 3 года назад

Nice video! I like the fact that one of the lead locomotives has no ditch lights on it! Very rare and awesome at the same time!

@mikewigim4529 3 года назад

Your productions are always clear and sharp and the narration is always informative. Thanks for another great video.

@ed777tx-edward8 3 года назад

I live in El Paso, Phelps Dodge has a refinery here. Most of the product is transported by truck, anodes that are over 99%copper. . PD has closed most of their smelters as they closed many mines in the area. Great video thanks for posting.

@marktaylor806 3 года назад

Another good one Drayton! I really enjoyed this. Incredible scenery, steep grades and great narration. What else could you want? Thank you.

@georgettedebuhr7642 3 года назад

This is absolutely beautiful! The scenery is stunning! Excellent work! Just wonderful. Thanks again for another great video.😊

@AirchimeLTDproductions174 3 года назад

Another fantastic film by DIB Productions!!!! Thank you for all the hard work you guys do to bring these experiences to viewers such as myself. :) Matt.

@Nethanel773 2 года назад

What a scene! Thanks for putting this up!

@ernestpassaro9663 2 года назад

Great scenery great video

@johnblood10 3 года назад

I do believe I heard a meow at 3:51. Considering those Geeps & the cat are about as unalike as 2 sounds can be, the contrast is kinda funny.

@20PINKluvr Год назад

Lol was that a pet cat

@SFKelvin 3 года назад

Beautiful trains. Bravo for keeping it up that grade.

@ChaseOliver2024 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@eddie9027 3 года назад

Great video AND narrative description Well Done !

@svenmartin840 3 года назад

This reminds me of the Zig-Zag Railroad of Australia. When I was 11. And you where not far where Steven Spielberg filmed his movie Duel!!

@michaelmccarthy4615 3 года назад

$1.93 for gas !! I'm headed Go-Go Gas in Clifton AZ... !!!

@arthurschipper8906 3 года назад

I don't know how you feel about model railroading Drayton, but we usually have a dandy show at the fairgrounds in Lynden, WA

@DelayInBlockProductions 3 года назад

I love Model railroading. I actually work for ScaleTrains. -Drayton

@sarjim4381 3 года назад

Vary nice video. Really captures those desert vista that I really miss, being back east now. I have a G&W shortline that runs through town here, and we have those same old rust buckets as well.

@grahamsawyer831 2 года назад

really excellent sound recording - I could almost feel the power digging in for the grade! if I'd have turned the volume up much more, things woulda started falling off the shelves. great stuff!!

@cadenmcmexican7999 2 года назад

This is one of the most beautiful videos you’ve produced Drayton, absolutely love this and the Wild West Railroading series

@JackCarsonsRailroadVideos 3 года назад

Love seeing these kind of videos.

@taslimchoudhary1253 3 года назад

Excellent Coverage 🌵🌵🇮🇳🌵🌵

@RailroadJourneys 3 года назад

Nice as always Sir. Have a blessed weekend everyone! Romans 10:9

@kishascape 3 года назад

It kinda sucks Genesee and Wyoming have started getting rid of the unique shortline liveries for that unified candy corn paint scheme. It was neat at first but now that I keep seeing it all over the country I'm kind of sick of it.

@richharris9489 3 года назад

Me to the only good thing for me is they keep old school emd power

@Traincabvideo 3 года назад

Great! Thank you from Russian cabview 🇷🇺 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃

@MARKTHESPARK54 3 года назад

Are all of these jeeps equipped with dynamic breaks

@jessstone7486 2 года назад

Great seeing railroading in this area. I live in Phoenix and have yet to head over to this eastern spot...thank you :) I'm wondering about the consist(s). I -thought- the mine would be sending out ore via the trains but here I see boxes and tank cars and one little gondola. I thought it'd all be gondolas or hoppers, for the ore, rather like the big coal trains. What don't I know?

@Mrmonkey19888 2 года назад

Man those engines sound like a real engine Diesel engine power!

@TheCheffydave 3 года назад

D-Man,stunning scenery! Beautifully captured! The history lesson you impart,involves research,prior to visit, but it really brings the subject into line with the real world. Perfection in another video!

@bobcowen 3 года назад

Showing my ignorance but why would a copper mine be shipping product using box cars and tank cars? I would expect to see hopper cars (like coal) used but I'm not a miner.

@sarjim4381 3 года назад

The box cars are used for rolled and sheet copper. They need protection from the weather. The tanks cars are for LNG fuel and some copper slurry being sent east for further processing, according to the Freeport engineer I talked to a couple years ago.

@wrrail 3 года назад

Nice video Drayton!

@reachingforthesky5358 12 дней назад

Wow, three years ago, gas was $1.93 a gallon. What happened?

@scubajoe3321 2 года назад

That former up has a weird bell in the nose

@arthurschipper8906 3 года назад

Given the flooding in the area, I hope Drayton is fairing well

@innercityprepper 3 года назад

Whatever you're using for microphones on-site, keep using them.

@charltonswingle3651 3 года назад

Nice video

@billpotokar360 Год назад

...3:50... the kitty said hello...

@Tom.Gregory 3 года назад

Awesome......

@Patric5590 3 года назад

Awesome video 👍🇺🇸😎

@jermainewyatt1995 2 года назад

Love those railroad

@joshelder562 3 года назад

What’s the grade on that hill? I’m building a very large HO scale layout and I want to redo my mine to have a hill and an interchange.

@trainzguy2472 3 года назад

I believe upwards of 3.5%. EDIT: He says it at 2:43. 5%.

@ryeistoasted8577 3 года назад

5% grade

@Brianrockrailfan 3 года назад

great video

@southernNMRail-Refuse18 3 года назад

You guys didn't film south yard?

@mackfisher4487 3 года назад

At the increases we've seen of late of copper prices orange box store 500' 12 THHN $82.62 verses 20 bucks Should I blame it on metal speculation or just plain greed. A frustrated electrician.

@DelayInBlockProductions 3 года назад

It’s really crazy how much prices have changed. I’ve been watching it, too. Thanks for watching! -Drayton

@Gio-ue8ps 2 года назад

Cool video. But this is nothing compared to what Freeport is doing in Indonesia at their grasberg mine.

@UNIONPACIFIC3606 3 года назад

This is the third time you guys have uploaded this same video why do you keep posting this video so much

@DelayInBlockProductions 3 года назад

We have never posted this segment as a stand-alone video before. We intend to publish each segment of the Go West series separately for those who don’t have 1-hr to watch it all the way through.