The timetable allots ten minutes for train 23, Santa Fe’s westbound Grand Canyon, to make its Raton station stop, more than enough for the few passengers waiting to board or disembark. Somewher... (more)

Coming down the south side of Raton Pass, the westbound Southwest Chief is on time today, approaching Raton, NM. Amtrak 145/154 lead today's edition. #145 has since been repainted ... (more)

Amtrak's westbound Southwest Chief descends Raton Pass, passing the siding at Keota.

Santa Fe train 23, the westbound Grand Canyon behind F7A 313, makes its entrance at Raton beneath the old U.S. 85 bridge. The summertime version of the still-popular – and relatively inexpensive... (more)

The holiday rush has hit Raton Pass on December 18, 1964, as Santa Fe second 17, the Los Angeles-bound Super Chief, heads for a quick stop in Raton behind F7A 46C. Second 17 seems to consist mainl... (more)

The westbound Grand Canyon has come and gone, and the Raton Pass helpers, Alco RSD7 609 with RSD5 2158, bask in the July heat at the Raton engine terminal. In the cool of the evening, they’ll ta... (more)

The Southwest Chief has just completed its journey through the frostbitten Raton Pass and is now moments away from its stop in Raton, New Mexico.

Dropping down the western slope of Raton Pass, Train 3 is a less than 5 minutes out from its station stop in Raton

Ten years ago when BNSF still used the Raton Sub for eastbound coal, grain and baretable empties a Barstow to Garden City grain empty was entering Raton led by an eclectic mix of power.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief, currently endangered, screams across the high plains adjacent to the Sangre de Cristo mountains in northern New Mexico.

Led by rebuilt SF30-C 9546 in Kodachrome paint, Santa Fe's Train 408 sails off Raton Pass into Raton, N.M. on Dec. 2, 1989. For help up to the summit (highest point on the ATSF at 7,588-ft.) addi... (more)

The Southwest Chief starts its descent of Raton Pass now that it has crossed into New Mexico, seen here from exit 454 off of I-25. There is nothing like the American west to remind you that a tra... (more)

The neon sign towering over Raton, NM comes alive at 7pm, allowing this view of the former ATSF passenger depot. The depot is still functioning in the service of Amtrak and BNSF.

Amtrak 3 descends into Raton, NM.

During a quick fresh air stop in Raton NM, I was able to grab a shot of my train which happened to have a Phase III heritage unit in the lead. A shout out goes to the conductors on this leg of the... (more)