Photo ID: 103380 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 644 1853 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) BNSF A westbound BNSF work train is heading over Raton Pass a few miles out of Trinidad. This will be the first freight train to run over the pass past the York Canyon Branch in over a year. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103379 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 642 Starkville, CO 1524 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak I included this picture specifically because of the green signal in the distance. It is possible that BNSF will be deactivating the CTC in place over the pass to save on money as Amtrak is essentially the only train using the tracks. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103378 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 642 Starkville, CO 1643 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak Just outside of Trinidad, the westbound Southwest Chief is running on Main 1 through the town of Starkville. Several rumors have gone around saying Main 2 will be abandoned over Raton Pass in the not-to-distant future. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103377 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 635 Trinidad, CO 1935 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak Both my daughters are well-prepared (fingers in ears) for the Airchime K5LA horn that this Amtrak P42DC is equipped with! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103376 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 635 Trinidad, CO 1711 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak The Southwest Chief is running on the main track through the old ATSF Yard in Trinidad. Note the work train setup to depart in the distance. The work train will follow Amtrak over Raton Pass and run to Las Vegas, NM. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103375 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 634 Trinidad, CO 1673 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak The only regular visitor to Raton Pass is Amtrak's Southwest Chief, seen here. The train just passed underneath the Twin Peaks Sub and will soon make its station stop in Trinidad. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103374 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, April 10, 2010 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 634 Trinidad, CO 1677 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) BNSF An ES44AC is being moved from the old C&S Yard down to the old ATSF Yard in Trinidad. The unit is going to take the first non-Amtrak train over Raton Pass in over six months! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101645 Date Shot Photo By Sunday, October 21, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Hoehne Hoehne, CO 1484 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) BNSF BNSF's Raton Subdivision between Trinidad, CO and La Junta, CO uses track warrants along with ABS (Automatic Block Signals). In ABS territory, signals are used for block detection only and do NOT grant authority. In the case of the east end of the siding of Hoehne, both signals show clear as there is nothing approaching from the east. In ABS, all signals essentially act as intermediates in CTC. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101644 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 645 Trinidad, CO 1566 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak Even though there is almost no light left, I went ahead and grabbed this shot of the Southwest Chief descending the grade off Raton Pass. As of the time of this picture, this was the first time I'd shot an Amtrak train other than the California Zephyr...When taking that into consideration (and not know how much longer Raton Pass will even be around), I thought it was worth taking the shot. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101643 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Raton Raton, NM 1578 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak At the depot in Raton, Amtrak 4 - the Southwest Chief - slows for its station stop. The consist is almost identical to the typical consist for the California Zephyr. On this day, the train had an extra car on the end - a California Surfliner car. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 101642 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, October 20, 2007 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed Raton Raton, NM 1591 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Raton (BNSF) Amtrak The sun is getting very low in the western sky as Amtrak Train #4, the Southwest Chief, approaches its station stop in the town of Raton, NM. Amtrak is just about the only train that uses this track across southeast Colorado and northern New Mexico. 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