The Southwest Chief leaves Wagon Mound, New Mexico behind and splits the semaphore signals at Levy.

It won't be long before the last semaphore signals are removed from Levy and Wagon Mound, New Mexico. These sentinels of the Southwest Chief are being replaced for conventional signal poles.

AMTK 41 (P42DC) leads the Southwest Chief towards Levy, New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief runs pas one of the last remaining semaphore signals on the Amtrak system. It is rumored that these will be removed by winter.

Amtrak engine #135 (P42DC) runs through Levy, New Mexico leading the Southwest Chief.

Amtrak engine #41 (P42DC) runs through Levy, New Mexico as it heads south towards Wagon Mound.

Amtrak engine #41 (P42DC) leads the Southwest Chief through the open prairie lands near Levy, New Mexico.

The Southwest Chief passes through Levy New Mexico as it heads towards Wagon Mound.

Amtrak #41 leads the Southwest Chief through the semaphore at Levy, New Mexico.

Racing through a long, slow moving shadow being cast over the western end of the siding at Levy by a cloud, Amtrak 4 is doing full track speed as it prepares to knock down the clear signal here wi... (more)

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AMTK 22 passes the semaphores at WSS Levy

AMTK 22 leads the eastbound 4 through the Semaphores at WSS Levy.

As the sun rises over New Mexico, the intermediate signals at milepost 722 on the Raton Sub stand guard waiting for Amtrak's daily trip across the region

Perhaps the loneliest line in the land, BNSF's route via Raton Pass has been forsaken but for Amtrak's daily train. At the time of this photo, however, the route also carried a daily manifest betw... (more)