Amtrak 3 splits the searchlights at Raton.
An original, Santa Fe Railway bell bottom lantern burns brightly on one of the few remaining sections of rail in the Raton yard that has held out from the days of being laid by the Santa Fe. Altho... (more)
Raton: Still Seeing Passengers More Than 100 Years Later. Moments away from finally having a chance to cool its heels and dynamic brake fans, Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief,... (more)
The Raton Roundhouse - Gone, but not Forgotten On a warm, summer morning in northern New Mexico, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief drifts downgrade into the quiet, mountain town of ... (more)
Santa Fe GE C40-8W No. 872, west unit in a helper set of locomotives, sits in the yard near the station at Raton, New Mexico, on the morning of May 30, 1995.
Amtrak's Westbound Southwest Chief comes into Raton, New Mexico about 15 minutes late on schedule.
On June 16, 2020, after descending Raton Pass, this loaded ballast train led by BNSF ES44DC No. 7343 comes to a stop at the signal at East Raton, New Mexico, where they will get talked by the sign... (more)
Amtrak 153 leads the westbound Southwest Chief through the switch at East Keota. The train has just gone through the tunnel at the top of Raton Pass and has begun its decent towards the open plain... (more)
It was a snowy morning on Raton Pass as the Southwest Chief encountered showers from Starkville, CO to just west of Raton. Here, No. 3 cruises into the double track and prepares for the station s... (more)
The Southwest Chief descends the west slope of Raton Pass at East Keota. The fog lifted just moments before the train popped into view.
Amtrak #933, test train for the Amtrak's Charger locomotives, descend down Raton Pass just north of the namesake New Mexico town. July, 2019.
Amtrak's Southwest Chief rolls along the plains of northern New Mexico, just a few minutes from its station stop at Raton.
Running a few hours late, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief splits the Santa Fe searchlight signals at the East Raton control point as the train makes its way off of Raton Pass and towards its st... (more)
A trio of Santa Fe locos lay over at Raton between running as helpers over Raton Pass.
