Santa Fe, AT&SF 653 -829 -649, with a stack train eastbound through Abo Canyon, Abo, New Mexico. April 14, 1997. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

Westbound hotshot blast out of Galesburg bound for the next crew change point at Ft. Madison, IA. The train has 4 Superfleet units to keep this hot merchandise moving to the west coast. By 1997 th... (more)

While Mother Nature provides a breathtaking background, a Burlington Northern & Santa Fe intermodal slows to change crews approaching Belen, New Mexico.

A snowy and brutally-cold morning couldn't keep me from getting some good snow shots. But I did spend most of the time in the car with the heater on.