Top Ten of 2016. With the year almost over, here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2016.
9. One of the three main railroad targets of an October trip to Colora... (more)

A trio of semaphores stand under the desert sky protecting the west end of Levy siding on the Raton Pass line.

Westbound BNSF Denver to Barstow train HDVBA was passing the still active semaphore signals at the west siding switch Levy.

A late Southwest Chief splits the semaphores at MP 722.1 on the Raton Sub.

While running under stormy weather conditions, we see Phase I Heritage unit #156 lead Amtrak's Southwest Chief #4 through an intermediate set of semaphore signals. Over the last several weeks, the... (more)

It's a mild and rainy afternoon as Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief departs Levy after doing a stop and proceed at the west end of the siding. The intermediates west of here at Wagon Mound were ... (more)

Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief rolls by the semaphores at the west siding switch at Levy.

Train 4, Amtrak's Southwest Chief passes the special as it waits in the siding. The special, which has Amtrak President and CEO on board, has been making stops to rally support to continue to find... (more)

The Amtrak Special passes through the semaphore blades just north of Wagon Mound.

Amtrak train #4, the eastward Southwest Chief, flies by a semaphore indicating a clear track ahead as they speed past the geologic formation that gave the town of Wagon Mound it's name.

Amtrak #3 blasts past the semaphore signals at the west end of Levy siding on 9/17/13. We got here with 30 seconds to spare after a long drive from Milan,NM.

The Station to Station special train heads west at west siding switch Levy, NM with Wagon Mound in the distance above the train. 9/17/13

The Station to Station special train heads west as it knocks down a clear signal at west siding switch Levy, NM on 9/17/13.

Timeless... Silhouetted against a desert nighttime sky, the mid 20th century era Santa Fe semaphore signals stand guard at West Levy. Both Amtrak trains No. 3 and No. 4 have made their trek across... (more)

Catching the late evening sun at Levy, Amtrak's eastbound Southwest Chief observes a maximum passenger speed of 79MPH as it glides through the Santa Fe semaphore signals at West Levy.