The legendary photographer Otto Perry captured this AT&SF 17 car mail train, number 8, doing 50 MPH at Bernalillo New Mexico on September 20th 1947. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Just after cresting the summit in Mountainair, a BNSF train descends toward the Rio Grande Valley.
Almost imperceptibly climbing toward the summit of Trinchera pass miles away, an empty coal heads back toward Wyoming.
An A-B-B-A FT set leads ATSF train 23, the Grand Canyon Limited, west of Vaughn New Mexico, in 1947. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
ATSF train 9, the Navajo, is seen at Raton with ten cars in the consist, on September 2nd 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.
Rio Grande Southern's Motor (AKA Galloping Goose) #5 heads past one leg of the wye at Bighorn, New Mexico. Next stop for passengers, the lunchroom at Osier for a fine lunch.
CLOVIS NM Sept 25 1988 -- Santa Fe GP38u 2302 handles switching duties as SD40-2u 5050 and C30-7 8020 wait to depart eastbound. My photo.
I Can See For Miles Looking across the fingers of mesa top from Sublette New Mexico, we're looking towards Big Horn, a station on the former D&RGW San Juan Extension as Cumbres... (more)
ALCO PA1 56 and mates lead Santa Fe train 3, the California Limited, west of Bernalillo New Mexico in 1947, with 13 cars at 25 MPH. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
Peak-A-Boo With sunset nearing, Cumbres and Toltec 484 eases out of Rock Tunnel, a narrow puncture above the cleft of Toltec Gorge.
Fast and swift looking ATSF E1 3 is seen near the station at Raton New Mexico in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
ATSF FT 172 and mates lead 80 cars at Suwanee New Mexico in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
ATSF EMC 1 is seen at Raton New Mexico in 1937. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
ATSF 1792 and ATSF 3767 are doing 30 MPH on Raton Pass, with a 20 car Chief, in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
ATSF 2-8-8-2 1794 and ATSF 4-8-4 3773 lead train 19, a fourteen car Chief, doing 25 MPH at Lynn New Mexico in 1945. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.
