C&TS Mikado 483 emerges from her own smoke after rounding Windy Point in the late afternoon. For the last hour she has been climbing the 4% grade from Chama, NM. She is pulling a special train, co... (more)

Amtrak #3, The Southwest Chief, heads west towards Albuquerque. What is interesting in this shot is the long line of mail cars trailing the passenger consist - The Chief "hauled the mail" for many... (more)

Ex-ATSF F7A #308 leads a six-unit power lashup on the point of Amtrak's Super Chief chasing the setting sun through the ghost remains of Waldo. Amtrak is young, and it's early striping can be seen... (more)

Santa Fe's combined El Capitan/Super Chief rolls out of Lamy behind FP45u's #103 and #102, looking like someone was in a hurry to get this train out of Los Angeles - note the silver paint overspra... (more)

The California Zephyr, "The Silver Lady" is late this early June morning as she rushes toward Soldier Summit. #5574 is not often seen on the point, but it has the entire train stretched out, and ... (more)

Amtrak #3, The Super Chief, descends La Bajada Hill, westbound for Albuquerque. Amtrak is just over 1 year old and is still using old ATSF Warbonnet power, and the train is still a combination of ... (more)

Amtrak #4, The Super Chief, ascends La Bajada Hill, eastbound for Lamy. Amtrak is just over 1 year old and is still using old ATSF Warbonnet power, and the train is still a combination of low and ... (more)

Amtrak #4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, passes the Devil's Throne on New Years Day 2009 under typical New Mexico azure skies.

This was a special plow train to test Rotary OM, which had just been rebuilt by the C&TS shops. OM was built in 1889 by Cooke Locomotive & Machine Works.