Splitting the intermediate semaphore signals at Bernal, located just west of Chapelle, AMTK 181 charges west with the Southwest Chief as it climbs toward the summit of Glorieta Pass along the join... (more)
The 2nd engineer enjoys a nice spring day by sticking his arm out the window as Amtrak #3, the Southwest Chief, climbs Raton Pass at 20 miles per hour. Soon, the train will be doing 79 miles per h... (more)
The last mainline with semaphore signals only sees two trains a day now, but a good day can still be had with Amtraks #3 and #4. On May 9, the crew was friendly, the train was on time, and we were... (more)