The Southwest Chief runs through the crossover at Gallinas, Colorado as it heads towards Trinidad.

The Southwest Chief runs through Gallinas, Colorado as it heads to Raton, New Mexico.

Amtrak #41 leads the southwest chief through the Gallinas Crossover as it runs the canyons between Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief runs north through the cantilever signals at Gallinas, Colorado.

The Southwest Chief runs under a cantilever signal at Gallinas, Colorado.

The Southwest Chief passes under a cantilever signal at Gallinas, Colorado.

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1794 and ATSF 4-8-4 3773 lead train 19, The Chief, near Gallinas Colorado, on June 16th 1945. Otto Perry photo, from my collection.

Working upgrade at the Gallians crossovers, Amtrak 3, the westbound Southwest Chief, passes beneath the original ATSF canteliver signal bridges here as it pounds the jointed rails of the or... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief slowly makes its way up Raton Pass, passing under the Santa Fe searchlight signals at Gallinas, Colorado that guard the crossover here.

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train climbs Raton Pass at Gallinas, Colorado, on February 26, 1999, led by GE C40-8W No. 911 still looking pretty good in Santa Fe’s famous warb... (more)

Amtrak #4 'The Southwest Chief' descends Raton Pass

A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight train climbs Raton Pass at Gallinas, Colorado, on February 26, 1999, led by GE C40-8W No. 911 still nicely displaying Santa Fe’s famous warbonnet... (more)

Amtrak #3 'The Southwest Chief' climbs Raton Pass ducking under the ATSF searchlights at Gallinas.

Train No4, the Chicago bound Southwest Chief descends the east slope of Raton Pass as it heads for it's next stop of Trinidad then onward to La Junta for a crew change. The Santa Fe search lights ... (more)

Climbing Raton Pass, the eastbound Southwest Chief passes beneath a pair of Santa Fe searchlight cantilever bridges on its way to the summit.