Semaphores, code-lines, and the Chief...Not to much has changed at Chapelle, New Mexico over the decades. Sure the fabled 'Route of the Chiefs' is now owned by BNSF and the last Chief standing is ... (more)

West of Springer, NM Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief powers out of a sag just moments before taking a clear signal from the eastern most set of surviving semaphores.