Rarus provides freight service over 26 miles of main line track between Anaconda and Butte, Montana. In addition, it operates 40 miles of rail line located in 4 switching yards and numerous passing sidings along the route. Rarus also operates a fully equipped 20-bay locomotive roundhouse, wheel shop and machine shop in West Anaconda. In 2006, the railroad hauled 11,512 carloads, primarily copper tailings, impacted soils, copper concentrates and slag with its fleet of 12 locomotives. Click here for more photos.

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