Seldom visited, seldom photographed, Rio Grande’s narrow gauge west of Chama had a distinctly southwestern flavor of mesas and buttes. Here, on October 25, 1963, five years before abandonment, K... (more)
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)
On an afternoon in late March, 1967, it was still possible to catch a set of Santa Fe PA1s hustling along High Line into Kansas City with mail and express train 4 from Albuquerque, Winslow and poi... (more)
Just after lunch in Fowler, Colorado -- Mexican food, and good! -- we’ve come upon RSD 2159 just setting out for La Junta with a rattletrap collection of work cars. We poke alongside, shooting o... (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)