After one of Amtrak's P42 motors died, a BNSF motor was added to the point to help the train across its LA trip. Then coming into Dodge City, KS, the BNSF motor died resulting in two BNSF motors l... (more)

An empty BNSF ballast train has just met the Southwest Chief at the summit of Raton Pass and cruises eastbound toward Trinidad.

No. 3 climbs the Colorado side of the pass and ducts underneath the classic ATSF signal bridge. Believe it or not, the crew encountered an approach signal here as an empty BNSF ballast train was ... (more)

The westbound Southwest Chief passes under classic Santa Fe searchlights at middle Jansen just west of downtown Trinidad.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe EMD SD40-2 No. 6351 leads a northbound freight over the former Santa Fe’s Raton Pass main line just outside Trinidad on February 27, 1999. This new bypass was construc... (more)

Night stop at Trinidad
After making its station stop at the old Santa Fe depot at Trinidad, Colorado, Amtrak’s eastbound Southwest Chief speeds away from the snowy and empty platform on ... (more)

A BNSF SD70ACe is on the point of a manifest freight as it waits to depart the yard in Trinidad, Colorado. A massive storm front has just passed over the area creating a dramatic background in the... (more)

A BNSF manifest freight pauses just north of Trinidad, Colorado as a massive, tornado producing thunderstorm passes by in the background. A trio of GE's are on the head end, each representing a d... (more)

With a fresh crew and a good warrant, BNSF 6305 begins the long journey across Colorado as it hauls 12,634 feet of empty coal cars. BNSF has increased their numbers of double empty coal trains ove... (more)

Top Ten of 2018. Here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2018.
6. Like our past Colorado trips over the last few years, we set aside an extra day to chase Amtra... (more)

On June 9, 1966, the westbound train 19 "The Chief" arrives at Trinidad, Colorado behind F7A #21, F7A #327 and three F7B's. Photo from my collection. Photographer K. Crist.

I have never gone out of my way for a Gevo, but something other than the daily Southwest Chief over Raton Pass changed that. BNSF 7859 is seen leading a test train out of Trinidad as they knock do... (more)

The Southwest Chief passes under the Santa Fe searchlight cantilever just south of Trinidad as it continues it's journey west to Los Angeles.

The Southwest Chief passes climbs a super steep grade and passes an abandoned church up on the hill.

One of many cantilever signal bridges that guard BNSF's Raton Subdivision stands in the darkness of night, with only the stars serving as a guide to the mountain terrain. A tardy Amtrak #4 had jus... (more)