The Southwest Chief pulls into Raton, New Mexico as it runs south on its way to Los Angeles.

Amtrak #41 leads the Southwest Chief through the semaphore at Levy, New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief runs through Colmar, New Mexico as storm clouds develop in the background.

Framed. Amtrak Southwest Chief (Train 4) was approaching the searchlights at MP 682.7 in Maxwell, New Mexico on April 14, 2022 as the train was viewed through a maze of insulators, wires, a... (more)

AT&SF train number 10, The Navajo, is seen arriving at Belen New Mexico on December 5th 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The setting sun casts a shadow on the old Santa Fe Railroad depot in Gorieta, New Mexico, which was built as a wood frame and stucco building in 1927. It no longer serves rail traffic but has bee... (more)

ATSF 2-10-4s 5034 and 5030 lead a 62 car freight, east of Belen New Mexico, in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

A short Z-train is finishing the climb into Mountainair, NM just west of town on the BNSF Clovis Subdivision.

West Bound manifest crosses over Highway 60 towards Barstow, CA

A Barstow to Kansas City manifest works up-grade out of Abo Canyon and into Abo, NM on the BNSF Clovis Subdivision.

The Chief, AT&SF train 19, is seen at Nolan New Mexico in 1933. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

East Bound Empty Coal from Cornado, AZ to Black Thunder Mine, WY approaches Clovis Yard, NM

The first run of the Southwest Chief from Chicago after a brief cancellation due to a BNSF derailment in Williams, AZ wastes no time leaving Las Vegas, NM behind. Note the Santa Fe inscriptions st... (more)

The sun sets on the Santa Fe Southern / SKY Railway on the outskirts of Santa Fe. We have paused here before returning back to town for the passengers of the "Sunset Serenade" train to e... (more)

A BNSF rail train is overtaken by Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief after having just completed a joint operation with Herzog crews along the siding. Freight trains are an uncommon sight along th... (more)