The 3187 East comes off the single track where the Transcon crosses the Golden State Route in Vaughn, NM - a segment that has since been double tracked. Unit 5512, second out, is a cabless SD45-2 ... (more)

Along a lonely seemingly unnamed road near I-25, I waited for the arrival of this southbound Rail Runner train. All the while keeping an eye out for critters with ill intent on their little minds.

An important goal of my trip to the Cumbres and Toltec for Rotary Snowplow event, was to catch some of the semaphores before they disappeared. Of course that means the Southwest Chief is the only... (more)

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)

A serious raft of BNSF power is used for this high priority JB Hunt train.

Rolling down the hill from the crest in Mountainair, NM, BNSF 5293 approaches Abo Canyon.

Amtrak train #3 flies down the former Santa Fe towards Albuquerque, NM. Seen here passing history on a pole, the Southwest Chief doesn't mess around. Also note, the westbound semaphore for the mai... (more)

Eastbound at sunrise.

NS Virginian makes an appearance in NM.

ATSF 5848, an upgraded SD45-2, leads a post-merger power consist down the long grade from Mountainair to Belen near the control point of Abo, NM. Kodachrome.

After plowing the former Rio Grande narrow gauge main line east to Cresco, Colorado, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Rotary OY rests in front of the coaling tower at Chama, New Mexico, on the... (more)

Cresting the hill at Mountainair, on its way to Belen, then perhaps Phoenix or Albuquerque.

Old and weathered Southern Pacific and Cotton Belt box cars are now used for storage on a ranch east of Melrose, New Mexico.