This photograph shows a view of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's construction crew members swinging a 100 foot girder into place on the first railroad bridge crossing at the Abo River in Abo Canyon, New Mexico. Also visible are a tanker car and locomotive. Construction on the bridges, tunnels, and tracks in Abo Canyon began in 1905 and was completed in 1908.
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company's bridge girder, Abo Canyon, New Mexico