The westbound Southwest Chief rips across the prairies of New Mexico as it splits the semaphore signals in Wagon Mound, NM. These old relics are nearly 100 years old and are scheduled to be repla... (more)

The Southwest Chief makes good time running south of Wagon Mound, New Mexico

An increasingly late Southwest Chief knocks down the hallowed intermediate semaphores at milepost 722.2.

An ATSF semaphore signal waits patiently for the next day’s Southwest Chief after the passage of a thunderstorm.

Amtrak 4 slows down due to signal issues during a thunderstorm. The famed “Wagon Mound” can be seen among the dark clouds and distant thunderheads.

Amtrak 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, has just knocked down the semaphore signals in Levy, NM on its way towards Raton, NM. A thunderstorm popped up and it started to rain very heavily just as... (more)

The Southwest Chief #4 train leaves Wagon Mound, New Mexico behind and gets ready to run through the intermediate semaphore on its way to Raton.

The Southwest Chief, with Amtrak engine #10 in the lead, passes through Wagon Mound, New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief 4 train is late as it splits the semaphore signals at Wagon Mound, New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief splits the semaphore signals at Wagon Mound, New Mexico. Those wishing to photograph the semaphore signals between Raton and Las Vegas, NM should do so now, as the last of the... (more)

AT&SF 4-8-2s 3734 and 3702 emit impressive looking smoke plumes into the atmosphere, as they lead the California Limited through a remote landscape near Wagon Mound New Mexico, on March 23rd 1941.... (more)

ATSF 2-10-2 3822 is seen with 42 cars near Wagon Mound New Mexico, on June 29th 1947. Otto Conrad Perry photo, from my collection.

The Southwest Chief notches up as it splits the semaphore signals north of Wagon Mound, New Mexico.

BNSF light power waits in the hole at Wagon Mound for Amtrak #3 to pass by. Lucky for us the engineer was a railfan as well and stopped the power by the blades for a nice photo op!

Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 passes the intermediate semaphores north of Wagon Mound. With the removal of the set at 706, these are now the final intermediate semaphore signals within the northern ... (more)