Starting Up Raton. Amtrak Southwest Chief (Train 4) was splitting the searchlights and climbing the grade at Raton, New Mexico on April 14, 2022 as the illuminated the early spring scene. Webb Rail's former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built Pullman dome/sleeper 313 (WEBX 801044), former Northern Pacific Railway Budd built dome/coach 549 (WEBX 801045), and former New York Central Railroad Budd built Pullman obs/diner/sleeper "Babbling Brook" (WEBX 800007) were holding the markers as the train travels through an area of beautiful scenery coveted by both on board passengers and photographers.
