With scattered storms looming in the distance, the westbound Southwest Chief snakes its way past the intermediate blades at MP 783.2. Passengers riding the conductor's side of the train get to enj... (more)

High Lonesome Mixed

The brisk fall morning breaks over Colorado's San Luis Valley near 1920 as a mixed train on the Denver and Rio Grande makes its way out of Antonito, Colorad... (more)

After engine failure in Kansas City, the Southwest Chief suffered a 4 hour delay as BNSF gathered up a Dash-9 from their yard to help lend in a hand in continuing the journey westward. Here is the... (more)

Sunflowers soak up the warm, summer sun this afternoon at Wagon Mound as Amtrak 3, the Southwest Chief, races west as it splits the semaphore signals at the east end of the siding here.

One of the volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, the group that for more than 20 years has worked to restore Santa Fe 2926 back to operating condition, spots... (more)

Volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society, the group that for more than 20 years has worked to restore Santa Fe 2926 back to operating condition, have their cell ... (more)

History is made as for the first time in 68 years, Santa Fe 2926 moves under her own power following more than 20 years of work by the volunteers of the New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Hi... (more)

One to Go. A single superheater unit awaits reinstallation inside Cumbres & Toltec No. 488 prior the petticoat being able to be reinstalled and the front of the locomotive closed up.

A Long Drink. The fireman on today's Train 216, Dylan Launer, has climbed atop the tender of Cumbres & Toltec 487 and swung the water column stationed at Cumbres over to give the 1925-built... (more)

Charging upgrade through the crossing at Coxo, Cumbres & Toltec 487 is just moments away from throwing some smoke on the stack as the fireman prepares for the hardest climb of the day - the grueli... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec 487, now 96-years-old, has earned her keep another day as the original DRGW locomotive is moments away from cresting the summit of Cumbres Pass. The 1925 product of Baldwin will t... (more)

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)

Having successfully crested the summit of Glorieta Pass, Amtrak 3 has just begun it's long decent down the western slope toward its next station stop of Lamy.

Finding itself in a surprise, summer monsoon, Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, works upgrade through Rowe during the lighter portion of what minutes prior had been a fierce downpour... (more)

Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, is about to crest the summit of Glorieta Pass as it swings into the curve here on the approach to pass the now ironic post office located here, whic... (more)