The Super Chief while passing by the Dick Wootton Ranch reveals its drumhead featuring a chief with headdress. As it passed I could not help but wonder what celebrities were on board that day a... (more)

Four F units are working hard as the westbound Super Chief moves past the Dick Wootton Ranch in Raton Pass. The diesels will have contended with 6 miles of continuous 3.5% grade by the time they... (more)

And now the climax of my morning at Raton Pass, the passage of the all-room, extra-fare Super Chief, " The Train of the Stars", seen here on a curve just north of the Dick Wootton Ranch. The ... (more)

The all-coach, extra-fare El Capitan is about to enter the newer of the two tunnels at the summit of Raton Pass on its way west. The older wood-lined tunnel was abandoned in 1949 and plugged in... (more)

The all-coach, extra-fare El Capitan will soon enter the Raton Pass tunnel for westbounds after having gained 1,555 feet of altitude during its 15 mile journey from Trinidad.

A Santa Fe Mikado with a relatively short freight has emerged from the Raton Pass tunnel for eastbound trains. This particular tunnel was opened in 1878 but was abandoned in 1949 primarily due to... (more)

Three 2-10-2 helpers at Wootton are moving back toward one of the two tunnels at the summit of Raton Pass as they return to Raton. The eastbound freight they helped reach the summit is preparing ... (more)

A 2900 Class 4-8-4, one of Santa Fe's finest, awaits its departure for Raton Pass with a heavy troop train. This locomotive was built by Baldwin in 1944. It will be assisted over the pass by... (more)

The westbound Grand Canyon is assisted by two Alcos as it leaves Trinidad and begins its assault on Raton Pass.

FP-45 #103 and 3 "Kodachrome" units bring a hotshot "Q" train (they used to call them "Quality trains" -- pigs only) symboled EPKC -- moving from El Paso to Kansas City via Raton Pass and La Junt... (more)

It was just another day on Raton Pass. Helpers were cut in at Trinidad and then it was up the 3+% grade to the top.

A heavy triple-headed troop train leaves Trinidad and heads up Raton Pass behind two 2-10-2 helpers and a 2900 class 4-8-4.

EMD test set at Trinidad, CO while testing on the Santa Fe

EMD 2 sits near the Santa Fe station in Trinidad, CO coupled to other EMD equipment as a test train doing high altitude testing

The Westbound Southwest Chief rounds a bend just north of Trinidad, Colorado, enroute to Los Angeles. Canon Powershot G12