Eastbound Southwest Chief about to pass under the US 66 under pass east of Grants.

Ex-ATSF F7A #308 leads a six-unit power lashup on the point of Amtrak's Super Chief chasing the setting sun through the ghost remains of Waldo. Amtrak is young, and it's early striping can be seen... (more)

Amtrak #3, The Super Chief, descends La Bajada Hill, westbound for Albuquerque. Amtrak is just over 1 year old and is still using old ATSF Warbonnet power, and the train is still a combination of ... (more)

The Eastbound Southwest Chief passes McCartys.NM. I was concerned that the westbound freight would block our view, but all turned out ok.

A beautiful day to be boarding the train in Raton, NM.

Mixed train daily. Except for the semaphores, this is a pretty ordinary picture. But what I find interesting eight years later is what is on the rear of the train, a long mixture of material han... (more)

Westbound Southwest Chief is on the advertised as it races through the desert at Rosario, NM. Unfortunately, both locomotives failed in Albuquerque, which was not surprising given the oil that was... (more)

The Southwest Chief is rocketing along jointed rail as it splits the semaphores at Colmor, NM. Yes, these classic signals are still standing, but for how much longer?

The eastbound Southwest Chief cruises past the red cliffs near Coolidge approaching the Continental Divide on the Gallup Sub.

Two Amtrak "Pepsi Cans" take the Southwest Chief through Apache Canyon.

Sunset Limited races the sunset at Steins, N.M., just west of Lordsburg, N.M, en route from Tucson, Ariz., to El Paso, Texas.