ATSF 1792 and ATSF 3767 are doing 30 MPH on Raton Pass, with a 20 car Chief, in 1944. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

ATSF 2-8-8-2 1794 and ATSF 4-8-4 3773 lead train 19, a fourteen car Chief, doing 25 MPH at Lynn New Mexico in 1945. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

Early morning just west of Lordsburg at Gary, NM finds an eastbound racing across the flats.

ATSF train 17, the Super Chief, is doing 40 MPH with nine cars near Dalies New Mexico in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

After suffering mechanical issues just east of here in Cerillos, NM, the hour late Southwest Chief speeds past the NM-16 Overpass as it heads towards Albuquerque. At this location on the right sid... (more)

A four unit EMD FT set, led by ATSF 106, takes 83 cars east doing 30 MPH, just west of Dalies New Mexico in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

ATSF 1790 is seen assisting ATSF EMC E3 11 and its mate, as they leave Raton with a twelve car El Capitan streamliner in 1945. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

ATSF train 3, The California Limited. is seen about six miles west of Las Vegas New Mexico in 1947. Otto Perry's trusty 1935 Ford V-8 sedan is visible parked off road near trackside while he gets ... (more)

AT&SF train 17, the Super Chief, is seen at Raton New Mexico in 1940 with EMC E6 unit 13 leading. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

On a brilliant autumn afternoon, C&TS #484 backs its freight onto the wye at Bighorn. After turning, our Toltec Rattler Redux special will continue on westbound for the return trip to Chama.

More from the recent Toltec Rattler Redux charter on the C&TS... as we continued down out of the high country, we gradually moved out of snowy territory. As our freight approached Bighorn siding a... (more)

SW 2302 at Deming, NM.

SW 2390 at Deming, NM.

The LA bound Southwest Chief snakes the twists and turns of Glorieta Pass, outrunning thunderstorms that have taken over the mountains behind. This colorful consist includes two Surfliner cars and... (more)

Another day, another westbound Chief through the small town of Chappelle, NM as monsoonal moisture builds overhead. Four Los Angeles natives are tagging along for the trip through semaphore land, ... (more)