Santa Fe Dash 9-44CW 618, an SD75M, another Dash 9 and a leased Conrail unit, roll a high-priority Richmond to Chicago intermodal round the curve between Sais and Abo Canyon.

How often in 1996 are you going to find a GP30 leading on a class one railroad out on the main. To our pleasant surprise such is the case on the Santa Fe with 2714 sporting nice paint also. Techni... (more)

We were all set up with the shot we wanted, just hoping a train would appear before sunset. Fortunately a train lead by ATSF 869, 800, 5825 didn't disappoint.

Eastbound Q train climbing through Abo Canyon before the "change"

AT&SF 4029 west bound on bridge 2, in Abo Canyon, NM. 4-14-2001

AT&SF 670-111-8272-543 east bound on bridge 2, Abo Canyon, NM. 4-15-2001

AT&SF SD45-2 5856 leads a east bound over bridge #1, in Abo Canyon, NM. 4-14-2001

A Burlington Northern & Santa Fe intermodal crosses Bridge 3 in Abo Canyon on April 3, 1998.

An eastbound Burlington Northern & Santa Fe intermodal glides east through Abo Canyon on April 5, 1998.

A five month old EMD SD75I leads a Burlington Northern & Santa Fe stack train across Bridge 6 in New Mexico's Abo Canyon on April 5, 1998.

A colorful power consist leads a Burlington Northern & Santa Fe stack train east across Bridge 1 in New Mexico's Abo Canyon.

Eastbound BNSF stack train climbing into Abo Canyon crossing second bridge from west end

Westbound BNSF manifest dropping downgrade through Abo Canyon crossing third bridge from west end of Arroyo

Before the canyon wars and the addition of a second track an eastbound BNSF intermodal train was crossing the third bridge from the west end of the canyon which is located about twenty miles east ... (more)

Santa Fe #809 leads a train through Abo Canyon, New Mexico, in this June 1995 scene. Photograph by Fred M. Spr... (more)