Running 2 hours late, BNSF 8650 leads the Southwest Chief through the northernmost set of Semaphores in Northern New Mexico. The train encountered locomotive issues in Kansas requiring a BNSF loco... (more)

Borrowed Time. On a crystal clear morning in Northeast New Mexico, Amtrak's Southwest Chief encounters the first pair of semaphore signals on its westbound journey to Los Angeles. Th... (more)

Running on schedule, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 splits the intermediates at milepost 706.2 near Springer, New Mexico on a clear-filled day.

No. 3 encounters the first set of semaphores on its westward run just south of Springer, NM as a brief snow shower comes to an end.

Racing across the plains of Northeastern New Mexico, Amtrak's Southwest Chief prepares to knockdown a clear indication at the 706 semaphores. These will be the last semaphores the Chief enc... (more)

Amtrak 821 leads the Southwest Chief through the semaphores at Springer, New Mexico.

Word has it that the last operating semaphores in New Mexico will soon be replaced. With cameras in hand we set out to capture these nearly 100 year old iconic railroad signals. We also wanted t... (more)

After picking up the MoW equipment at Colmor, the MoW track gang train is seen knocking down the northern most semaphores on the Raton Sub at MP 706.1.

Approach, Clear, Galaxy.

Railfan and Railroad's 2020 Center Spread 3rd Place Winner

Ancient Semaphores guard the the galactic core of the Milky Way as i... (more)

The Sun has dropped below the horizon, and we find ourselves at the easternmost semaphore signal of the Raton Subdivision. On chance I caught this movement, as only Amtrak 3 and 4 usually ply this... (more)

Starting to move again after waiting for M.o.W to clear up at Springer and to get a new track warrant, AMTK 202 leads a test train with a pair of Amtrak's new Charger units to see how they'll hand... (more)

Westbound Amtrak 3 "Southwest Chief" passes Semaphore at Milepost 706.2 between Springer and Colmor (NM)

Running nearly ten hours behind schedule, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief knocks down the first set of semaphore signals on its westbound journey across the Raton Subdivision. The delay was cau... (more)

As now seen on the cover of the eighth edition of the GCOR (The General Code of Operating Rules, the rule book of nearly every western railroad). Decelerating into a temporary speed restriction... (more)

Hustling her train up the steep grade out of Colmor, the Amtrak 169 pulls The Southwest Chief up to the final intermediate signal before Levy Siding. The stark, but beautiful landscape of Norther... (more)