The Last (Last, Last) Full Moon on The Rise (?)

In what’s sounding like a broken record, the easternmost blade on NMRX’s Railroad greets the second full moon of 2023, the ‘... (more)

'Last Full Moon On The Right'

With the days left of this sentinel of the high desert measured in mere days, one of the final semaphores on the New Mexico Department of Transpor... (more)

New Management. The Santa Fe Southern Railway had been purchased by a new group a few months prior to this visit to Lamy, New Mexico on September 3, 2020. SFS GP16 93 (née-LN 414, GP7, 9/1... (more)

The 1909 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station in Lamy, New Mexico proudly stands today and serves the daily Amtrak Southwest Chief. The Santa Fe Southern Railway, mostly inactive since 20... (more)

Threading The Defile

Amtrak Train #3, The Southwest Chief, exits Apache Canyon, just (railroad) east of Lamy New Mexico. The train is leaving the narrow defile in the southern... (more)

Leaving Lamy. One of the great ironies of railroad history involves the Santa Fe. Arguably the most recognizable railroad company name, the "Santa Fe" originally bypassed the city of Santa ... (more)

The station in Lamy is quite the time capsule. The architectural details and original Santa Fe timetable are of interest, and contrast greatly with the Acela pictured on the wall in the background... (more)

Having completed its station work, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief idles alongside the platform at Lamy, NM. Featured, Conductor Montoya glances down at his pocket watch ensuring an on-time dep... (more)

The daily Southwest Chief rolls into the quiet town of Lamy... A place off the beaten path that time has forgotten. Passengers make their way to the station a little before train time, seemingly ... (more)

Amtrak’s westbound Southwest Chief departs Lamy, New Mexico, on the afternoon of May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues further east on the trip has required the assistance of a Burlington N... (more)

After a long chase from southern Colorado, the westbound Southwest Chief negotiates one of the final challenging topographical features known as Apache Canyon. A steep canyon complimented by a str... (more)

Living his dream, Assistant Conductor Trujillo waves to the camera as his train, Amtrak's Southwest Chief slowly pulls away from the station platform in Lamy, NM.

Seen here, the now retired Santa Fe Southern locomotive faces off against the head end of Amtrak's Southwest Chief as it idles alongside the station platform in Lamy, NM.

Featured here, moments prior to pulling away from the station platform in Lamy, NM we see Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Running approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes behind schedule, the train makes an... (more)

GP-16 of the now defunct Santa Fe Southern sits side tracked at Lamy, New Mexico.