Highball Bond. On a late evening in March, BNSF 9080 follows the Colorado River as it leads a westbound trackage rights train through Bond. With temperatures quickly falling, it will be a l... (more)

On a cool and stormy March afternoon, the RailRunner Express races through the canyon lands north of Rosario, New Mexico. This particular section of trackage was built in the 1970s, after the crea... (more)

Borrowed Time. On a crystal clear morning in Northeast New Mexico, Amtrak's Southwest Chief encounters the first pair of semaphore signals on its westbound journey to Los Angeles. Th... (more)

With only several hopper cars in tow, the Union Pacific 3902 guides the MROHP through the tight confines of Price Canyon. Price Canyon provided the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway (merged with... (more)

BNSF 6935 follows the Price River as it ascends towards Soldier Summit on a cold winter afternoon. The 75-car train will soon top out at over 7,400' before beginning its descent towards Provo. Wit... (more)

High in the Rocky Mountains, searchlight signals still stand guard alongside the Tennessee Pass Route. Although this route has been inactive for over 20 years, the signals still appear to be in go... (more)

Morning Glory. The morning of March 9th, 2020 started early. I was over a week into my photography adventure across the Western United States. The previous day was a mammoth 18-hour day, wh... (more)

Completed in 1934, the Dotsero Cutoff was built by the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad in order to shorten the journey between Denver and Salt Lake City. Previously, westbound trains at Denve... (more)

Built in the late 1870s, Santa Fe's original transcontinental route featured the treacherous Raton Pass. Located on the Colorado-New Mexico border, Raton Pass was known as the "highest point ... (more)

As thunderstorms build across the Southwest, BNSF 7753 races a high priority Z train west out of Needles, California. The City of Needles lies in the arid desert along the California-Arizona borde... (more)

After crossing Tecolote Creek, Amtrak's Southwest Chief splits a pair of classic semaphore signals in the desolate high-deserts of Northeastern New Mexico. These intermediate signals at mile post ... (more)

Racing along the old Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe mainline, Amtrak's Southwest Chief splits a pair of classic semaphore signals at East Chapelle. Today, BNSF's Glorieta and Raton Subdivisions are... (more)

Having just crossed into Southern Colorado, Amtrak's Southwest Chief catches the last few rays of sunshine as it negotiates the tight twists and turns of Raton Pass. At over 7,500' above sea level... (more)

Like a scene from the history books, Amtrak's Southwest Chief races past the classic code lines and semaphore signals at ESS Chapelle. Passengers aboard the Chief are witnessing incredible scenery... (more)

Westbound and Down the Santa Fe. Shortly after summiting Glorieta Pass, Amtrak's Southwest Chief heads west through the southern tip of the Rocky Mountains. This region is known for ... (more)