For an hour, the storm approached over the mountains from Trinidad, and I watched it with a camera set up to record the drama, framed by a trio of T-2 US&S semaphores at the east end of Shoemaker ... (more)

Clear track ahead is indicated by this Union Switch and Signal Style T 2 upper quadrant semaphore signal at Shoemaker New Mexico. September 9th, 1998. © Steve Crise Photo. Scrise.com

Officer Special gets an approach from a Semaphore signal.

Amtrak train 3 heads south on the Shoemaker siding after meeting BNSF's Officer Special train here.