ABO NM July 6 1986 — Santa Fe C30-7 8146 leads a westbound mixed freight on approach to the New Mexico State Highway 55 overpass. GE built the 8146 (s/n 43573) in June 1981 as an RCE Locotrol II... (more)
Struggling up the long grade from the Rio Grande valley at Belen to Mountainair, BNSF 505 East leads another one of the diverse power consists that proliferated at the time, including an F45. Fuji... (more)
A Barstow to Kansas City manifest works up-grade out of Abo Canyon and into Abo, NM on the BNSF Clovis Subdivision.
20,000 horses don't bother this 6 head of cattle, but a guy with a camera... better keep an eye on him. Meanwhile the train keeps rolling toward Abo Canyon.
BNSF 6861 is in run 8 as it pulls a long doublestack east through Abo Canyon.
BNSF 6647 leads two Norfolk Southern's and a long manifest train uphill through the Abo Canyon.
BNSF 8765 leads an eastbound doublestack past the crossovers at Abo.
BNSF 8765 east has stopped east of the Mountainair due to stopped trains ahead of it. All the stopped trains were waiting for a couple of hot westbound z-trains to pass through the area.
BNSF 5485 rolls downhill with a westbound autorack train while BNSF 6050 grinds up the hill with a long doublestack. Abo Canyon on the BNSF transcon is one busy railroad.
BNSF 6872 grinds uphill past the Abo crossovers in Abo Canyon, New Mexico with a long eastbound doublestack.
BNSF 3850 and former Santa Fe 710 push hard on the rear of an eastbound doublestack as it works towards the summit of Abo Canyon near Mountainair, New Mexico.
BNSF 3850 and former Santa Fe 710 push hard on the rear of an eastbound doublestack as it works through Abo Canyon, New Mexico.
BNSF 6647 leads two NS units and a long eastbound manifest train through Abo, New Mexico. In the distance is the Abo crossovers.
BNSF 6861 leads an eastbound doublestack through the Abo crossovers in Abo Canyon, New Mexico.
BNSF 3810 leads an eastbound doublestack through the Sias crossovers in Abo Canyon, New Mexico.
