So the trains you’re seeing are the ones that run along that section of track that runs parallel to I-40 out through Flagstaff and on to New Mexico, right?
yup
I have been seeing them running one after the other lately. No doubt the reason I have seen them sitting idle at Valentine, for example, is that they have been having some problems with traffic on the line someplace.
I would like to see the statistics on it. At Obastards last year, frieght on the lines was down about 10% or more on the lines. UP was way down. They had engines in storage on the sidings in a few places.