Train from El-Paso, Tx to Dorchester, NE passes by BNSF 6900 at Fort Sumner.

Dash 8-40CW 832, SF30C 9509, SD40-2 6908, C30-7 5574 and Dash 8-40B 7415 head east over the Pecos river bridge, Fort Sumner.

Two new ET44s lead a JB Hunt stack train westward over the Pecos River at Ft. Sumner. A contractor is in the process of installing another span over the river so BNSF can add a second main track h... (more)

FORT SUMNER NM June 21 1986 -- On the longest day of the year Santa Fe GP35u 2964 (ex-TPW GP40 1000), SD45u 5408 and Kodachrome SD45-2u 7217 are eastbound over U.S. 60 with a TOFC train. EMD built... (more)

FORT SUMNER NM Sept 25 1988 -- Santa Fe B40-8 7418, SD40-2 5064, SD45-2u 5808 and SD39 4003 have a TOFC train in tow on the Transcon.

FORT SUMNER NM Jan 22 1984 -- Santa Fe SD45u 5429 leads a mixed freight over U.S. 60 on its way to Fort Sumner and points east. Just to the right of the lead locomotive’s pilot the train last ca... (more)

A westbound coal load with DPUs on the rear climbs out of the valley after crossing the Pecos River at Ft. Sumner. In the foreground, a contractor is building the right of way for a second main tr... (more)

BNSF 3774 West crosses the Pecos River at Ft. Sumner. At the time of this photo, BNSF's contractor was building another bridge here for a second main line across the river.

FORT SUMNER NM Sept 25 1988 -- Santa Fe B40-8 7418 hauls a TOFC train past a signal at Fort Sumner. The locomotive is only about three months old.

BNSF's second bridge over the Pecos River bottleneck at Fort Sumner, New Mexico was scheduled to be placed into service today (July 25, 2016). A little over two months prior westbound QCXOLAC1-13L... (more)

BNSF's second bridge over the Pecos River bottleneck at Fort Sumner, New Mexico was scheduled to be placed into service today (July 25, 2016). A little over two months prior an eastbound stack tra... (more)

Contract construction crews are finishing the final concrete base pour on the main span over the Pecos River as the hot ZLACNYC9-13L with 3.9 horsepower per ton races eastbound with 5,600 tons and... (more)

After letting a hot Z-train run around it, BNSF 5002 and BNSF 7478 head west across the very long and high Fort Sumner bridge. Only time will tell if the BNSF builds a second bridge here to remov... (more)

FORT SUMNER NM June 21 1986 -- On the longest day of the year Santa Fe GP35u 2964 is eastbound over U.S. 60 with a TOFC train. EMD built the unit in May 1969 as TP&W 1000.

Former Santa Fe 609 and BNSF 7440 head east over the Highway 60 bridge and they are about to cross the massive Pecos River bridge in Fort. Sumner, New Mexico.