Amtrak 42 leads train #3 as it passes a single semaphore east of Los Cerrillos, NM on 11/12/13.

On a brisk Dec. 21, 1963 at Chama, N.M., D&RGW 2-8-2 493 has another Mikado, 488, in tow as the two of them head for the wye to turn and then take a 3rd cut of cars up to Cumbres Pass summit, and ... (more)

Having just left Chama, N.M., D&RGW 488 (with a helper on the rear) gets a run at Cumbres grade with the second turn of the day, Dec. 20, 1963. In those days it usually required three trains to ... (more)

The late afternoon winter sun glints along the superliners of Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief near Raton, New Mexico.

Amtrak #3 passes by Perea, NM 3 minutes before sunset on 9/19/13. The train is about 10 minute from its station stop at Gallup, NM, as it passes the beautiful red cliffs of Western New Mexico in t... (more)

2 BNSF C44-9W's lead a officers special through the east end of Chapelle, NM on 7/16/13. This train had officers aboard as they inspected the Glorieta and Raton subs before overnighting in La Junt... (more)

Amtrak No. 3, the Southwest Chief, is climbing Glorieta Pass at Glorieta, New Mexico, on May 20, 1999. Apparently some power issues further east on the trip has required the assistance of a Burlin... (more)

A New Mexico Railrunner Express commuter train lays over at the station in downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, on August 16, 2007.

As daylight fades away on Santa Fe's Raton Pass, both Amtrak Trains No. 3 and 4 have completed their daily journey across Raton Pass leaving behind empty rails and a cold and abandoned New Mexico ... (more)

Catching the late evening sun near Wagon Mound, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief splits the veteran Santa Fe semaphore signals along BNSF's Raton Subdivision. This is the last stretch of ... (more)

On a frosty December 1960 day, a Santa Fe westbound departs Gallup, New Mexico, with six F7 diesels, in an A-B-B-B-B-A configuration led by 232C, on the point. (Frank "Woody" Woodburn photo, Craig... (more)

The commuter train to Albuquerque is pulling out of Santa Fe as the day comes to an end. Also in the small yard is the Santa Fe Southern excursion train that runs to Lamy and back.

488 to the Rescue - Adventures in Mountain Railroading. Locomotive 488 rumbles across the Lobato Trestle with westbound Train 3, just after 6PM on September 23rd, 2009. The train is over ... (more)

Ah, New Mexico in late September. Cool, crisp air, golden Aspens on the hillsides....what a great time for a first visit to the Narrow Gauge. Wait a minute....what the heck is THIS?? Yes... (more)

A small blast of winter has hit western New Mexico as a eastbound BNSF coal empty kicks up the falling powder west of Milan,NM on 12/9/12. The snow shower would end 20 minutes after this shot was ... (more)