BNSF 926 leads an E/B Intermodal across Bridge 5 in the upper portion of Abo Canyon on March 19, 1996 with BNSF 533 and an ATSF GE.

ATSF 223 E/B Intermodal crossing Bridge 6 near the top of Abo Canyon, NM on October 21, 1995 with ATSF 7445, 154 & 159.

Near the end of a 19 day / 5300 mile road trip just by luck I was in the right place at the right time and with perfect light. UP / CNW 1995 Heritage Unit is on the point of a southbound at the... (more)

BNSF 763 leads an E/B mixed freight across bridge 7 near the top of Abo Canyon on May 14, 1998, with BNSF 8291 and BNSF 1024.

AT&SF, Santa Fe 670-111-8272-543 with a eastbound on bridge 2, in Abo Canyon, Sias, New Mexico. April 15, 2001. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

AT&SF 611, westbound at bridge 2, in Abo Canyon, New Mexico. April 14, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

West Bound manifest crosses over Highway 60 towards Barstow, CA

The first run of the Southwest Chief from Chicago after a brief cancellation due to a BNSF derailment in Williams, AZ wastes no time leaving Las Vegas, NM behind. Note the Santa Fe inscriptions st... (more)

Amtrak engine #74 (P42DC) leads the Southwest Chief over the bridge in Springer, New Mexico.

A late afternoon thunderstorm is raging over Albuquerque to the northwest of Bridge One at the west end of Abo Canyon. An A-B-A engine consist of GP60's is powering an eastbound intermodal from S... (more)

C&TS 487 is crossing the bridge that used to take Highway 17 across Cumbres Pass before the road was relocated and enlarged.

Eastbound empty auto racks return to the factories for more cars to serve the west coast market. The Santa Fe train is entering Abo Canyon, New Mexico.

Along a lonely seemingly unnamed road near I-25, I waited for the arrival of this southbound Rail Runner train. All the while keeping an eye out for critters with ill intent on their little minds.

D&RGW OY on Lobato Trestle

Rotary steam powered snow plow OY rolls home after a day fighting snow over Cumbres Pass. Here passing over Lobato Trestle. Doing the honors with ... (more)

The Air Up There..

Hey, I've gone aloft as I catch The Southwest Chief racing below the Sandia Mountains and into Albuquerque