Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief splits a pair of intermediate semaphore signals located near Chapelle, NM as a thunderstorm brews overhead.

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief makes its way through the "Village" of Wagon Mound, NM as the sun sets on this beautiful summer evening.

Seen here, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief makes its way out of Chapelle, NM as it passes by the semaphore signals protecting the west end of the siding. Featured are only 2 of many in the area... (more)

Running as advertised, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 traverses through Valmora, NM, on a beautifully brisk mid-winter afternoon. Today's train features Amtrak's original Veterans unit, #42 as the le... (more)

Seen here, Amtrak's Southwest Chief slowly pulls up alongside the station platform in Las Vegas, NM as passengers eagerly wait to board.

70 mph, 1/50th of a second, and still sharp. Here we have a first attempt at a pan-shot for me. BNSF #6843 leads a westbound double stack through Dallies, NM on a beautifully crisp mid Autumn morn... (more)

Splitting the blades, seen here Phase III Heritage #145 leads Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 through an active set of semaphore signals. Featured are only two of many in the area, located between Rat... (more)

Amtrak's Chicago bound Southwest Chief makes its daily appearance in the picturesque community of Rowe, NM on a stunningly hot summer afternoon.

Seen here, on a beautifully warm mid-May afternoon, passengers await the arrival of Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 as it pulls up alongside the station platform in Lamy, NM.

As a winter storm culminates overhead, Amtrak's Southwest Chief #3 is seen traversing Bernal, NM past an operational semaphore signal. These historic signals continue to withstand the test of time... (more)

Seen here, Amtrak's Chicago bound Southwest Chief #4 makes an on-time appearance as it speeds through the small community of Rowe, NM.

Having just endured over an hour of 10mph running due to a current slow order, Amtrak's Southwest Chief wastes no time resuming its 79mph allotted trackspeed as it makes its way past the Madrid cu... (more)

Attempting a long exposure shot, seen here, Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 lights up an otherwise pitch black night as it travels through Canyoncito, NM. Running approximately 5 hours behin... (more)

As thunderstorms seem to be brewing from every direction, here we see an usual sight. BNSF #7575 leads Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief #3 past an active set of semaphore signals; located in Cha... (more)

Splitting the blades, Phase I Heritage unit #156 glides Amtrak's Southwest Chief through a set of intermediate semaphore signals in Robinson, NM, on a cool and stormy mid-August afternoon.