ATSF 950 E/B Intermodal working upgrade between bridges 1 and 2 in the cut by the former rock quarry at the mouth of Abo Canyon on May 18, 1996 with 2 additional "Superfleet GE's". I pho... (more)
ATSF 918 E/B Intermodal has just crossed Bridge 4 in the middle of Abo Canyon and is emerging from a cut with a slide fence. Additional power was 2 EMD ATSF units.
Afternoon shadows are already beginning to encroach upon the narrow shelf where the railroad climbs the mountain west of Altoona and Horseshoe Curve. As a set of helpers glide downgrade, symbol fr... (more)
The 2nd section of the Des Moines to Proviso manifest drops downgrade into DeWitt on the East Iowa Sub. The train is roughly 20 miles from the crew change at Clinton. The CNW 8547 became the CN 21... (more)
ATSF 902 E/B Intermodal climbing through Abo Canyon on February 2, 1995 with ATSF 5953 and a second ATSF GE. This is above Bridge 4 in Abo Canyon and approaching the signal at MP 871.1.