A BNSF intermodal train makes it way up the famous Abo Canyon.

The DPU Power of this BNSF Eastbound Doublestack Train is seen here passing through Estancia, NM.

The last train of the day between Santa Fe and Albuquerque heads along the old Santa Fe right-of-way after dark.

The Rio Puerco River was running muddy as Santa Fe Train 1, San Francisco Chief, crossed it westbound on Aug. 8, 1970, after leaving Albuquerque, about 34 miles back.

Head-end business is the lubrication that keep the wheels turning on Santa Fe’s train 23, the Grand Canyon, crossing the Cimarron River at the southern edge of Springer, New Mexico, on July 27, ... (more)

Union Pacific 844 crosses the Pecos River in 2011 for the Arizona Centennial Train (though the actual anniversary was not to occur until 2012). For the diesel fans, note the UP 1996, the South... (more)

Here we see Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 slowly making its way through Apache Canyon on a brutally cold and snowy winter afternoon. Decorated in the phase IV paint scheme, this train features Herit... (more)

On a bright but very cold February 20, 1969, GP7 2811 rolls the (almost) daily local out of Santa Fe, headed down the 18-mile branch to a connection with the main line at Lamy. In 1880, the AT&SF ... (more)

Amtrak 4 crosses the Mora River and splits the 748 semaphores on what is to be one of their final days.

Extra 463 crosses over Hangman's Trestle on a crystal clear day to end September.

Returning to it's name sake city, the Santa Fe Southern "mixed" crosses a classic wooden trestle outside of town. The train met Amtrak's Southwest Chief at Lamy and is on the return leg home.

The dry riverbed of the Pecos River is obvious here as Southwestern’s R81 turn (Carlsbad - Mosaic Mine) crosses the Pecos River trestle 3 miles from Loving, NM. This former ATSF branch was sp... (more)

There isn’t too much scenery to be had in the salt flats & high desert of southeastern New Mexico, but here is one shot I’ve been planning to hit the past month or two. A pair of former Aus... (more)

Train #510 departs the Alvarado Transportation Center in Albuquerque for Santa Fe. NMRX 101 is shoving on the south end of the train as it crosses Central Ave. formerly US Route 66.

After a quick service stop in Logan, 844 is on the move westbound as it crosses over the Canadian River Trestle in Logan, NM. My grandmother lived in Logan prior to her passing and I had always wa... (more)