Bridge abutments on the original Atlantic & Pacific near Rio Puerco

I was trying to get a good picture of the bridge abutments on the original Atlantic & Pacific alignment just east of Rio Puerco. While trying to get a good angle on the old structure, this empty coal train came by. It is headed back to the PRB after delivering coal to one of the power plants down the Coronado Sub in eastern Arizona. It turned left at Dalies just up the hill and went over Raton Pass to Trinidad.

I got a better picture of the bridge abutment the next morning. You can see the current double track mainline just beyond the old alignment. The rails were removed from this segment in 1913. Highway 6 was actually built on top of the old right of way just west of this structure.

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