BNSF 123 leads an E/B Intermodal near the top of Abo Canyon above Bridge 7 on June 1, 1997 with BNSF 131 and two ATSF GP60's. Both of the BNSF GP60M's were re lettered from ATSF to BNSF in Septemb... (more)
ATSF 5823 E/B Intermodal in the cut between Bridge 1 and 2 in the lower section of Abo Canyon, NM on October 26,1996 with ATSF 5980 and another LM 8541 a Burlington Northern lease unit.
ATSF 823 E/B Intermodal is in the process of crossing Bridge 2 in the lower section of Abo Canyon, NM on November 4, 1995 with ATSF 934 and another ATSF GE Super Fleet locomotive. Former ATSF rock... (more)
ATSF 651 leads a Santa Fe Intermodal at the mouth of Abo Canyon, NM on March 16, 1996 with ATSF 339 & 333. The two B units are GP60B's built in July of 1991.
ATSF 628 E/B Intermodal crossing Bridge 4 in the middle of Abo Canyon, NM on February 10, 1996 with an additional ATSF Dash 9 and an ATSF SD40-2. Slide fence on the right side of the ROW.
ATSF 204 E/B Intermodal in the cut between Bridges 1 & 2 at the mouth of Abo Canyon, NM. This area is where the Santa Fe had a large rock quarry which at this time had been closed.
BNSF 1120 Heritage 1 paint scheme, leads eastbound on the west end of Abo Canyon. Heritage one is my favorite BNSF paint scheme, Goat Boat.
Back in the early days of the BNSF. When you could still get into Abo Canyon, before the double track. I don't remember how the bridge ordination works. I thing this is either bridge 3, 5, or 6.
4830 leads classmate 4785 and GP50 3130.
Trailing units are SD45 5385, B23-7 6401 and SD40-2 BN 8092.
Trailing units on this westbound manifest are Dash 9-44CW 621, GP50 3811 and SD40-2 5158.
Eastbound on the west end bridge. Trailing units are SD45B-2 5516, SD40E EMDX 6431 and Dash 9-44CW 744.
Eastbound about to enter the canyon.
GE Dash 8-40CW 943, along with 3 classmates and GP40X 3801, leads eastbound doublestacks into the canyon.
The growing shadows at Bridge 4 in Abo Canyon, New Mexico are telling us that it’s time to begin the long hike back to the car. One last eastbound appeared before we left, a 35-car TOFC train le... (more)
