Train No4, the Chicago bound Southwest Chief descends the east slope of Raton Pass as it heads for it's next stop of Trinidad then onward to La Junta for a crew change. The Santa Fe search lights ... (more)

Southwest Chief, train No4 heading for Raton is at track speed as it slams the west end of Levy, New Mexico on May 2, 2019.

Amtrak's northbound Southwest Chief steps through the curvy terrain and by the west end of Chapelle, New Mexico with it's Chicago bound train on May 2, 2019.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief, train No3 bound for Los Angeles from Chicago polishes the rails at Wagon Mound, New Mexico on May 2, 2019. The famous semaphores of the region have yet again been placed ... (more)

No3, Amtrak's L.A. bound Southwest Chief slides into Raton, New Mexico and it's low cloud ceiling for the brief station stop after cresting the namesake pass on May 2, 2019.

With Raton Pass and the station stop of Raton at the markers, Amtrak's Southwest Chief, train No3 bound for Los Angeles continues it's journey through the scenic southwest as it makes the posted s... (more)

Amtrak's train No3, the southbound Southwest Chief traverses the horseshoe curve as it climbs Raton Pass and approaches the state line on May 2 ,2019.

TXNW SD40T-2 118 looks west at Bryden, Texas with a string of empty coal gons on may 3, 2019.

A trio of GATX/GMTX lease fleet GP38-2s stands in the former Rock Island Yard at Enid, Oklahoma which is now operated by GNBC/Farmrail south to Clinton. The trio had brought an empty frac sand tra... (more)

A-OK, Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad GP30U 2411, a former ATSF/BNSF motor poses for it's portrait at Shawnee, Oklahoma on the evening of May 9, 2019.

The stylish lines of EMD's GP30 series still thrives in a few places, one of these is on the Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad. A pair of the carrier's "GP30s" with 645 power assemblies added a... (more)

A former iC SW14 rebuild is seen at DBG's Amarillo Terminal, 1442 has seen a mix of previous employers prior to it's arrival in Amarillo. (Photo Taken with permission)

DeBruce Grain GP9 272, a former Southern Pacific unit still in it's previous owner's colors, Texas Northeastern stands with a former Santa Fe GP7U 2230 which was purchased from OmniTrax three year... (more)

The wide open areas of Colorado a few miles east of Model and along U.S. Hwy 350 sees the southbound Southwest Chief making up a few minutes as it was 45 minutes late at La Junta, the train is doi... (more)

Amtrak's train No3, the southbound Southwest Chief races by the noted wigwag at Delhi, Colorado 45 minutes behind schedule on May 2, 2019.