Westbound Amtrak Southwest Chief with restored Santa Fe business car #56 in Watrous, Bernal, and Rowe, NM. Santa Fe #56 was built at the Pullman Car Works in Chicago, IL in 1923. The train passes semaphore signals from about the same era. Amtrak locomotives P42DC #155 and #4 lead train 3 over the Raton Subdivision. The State of New Mexico acquired the line as far east as Trinidad, CO on January 1, 2009.
@railfanstreator94
The semaphores were still in tact north of existing Railrunner territory as of September 2010. The new New Mexico governor may be reducing Railrunner service rather than expanding it. That said, the remaining semaphores may be around for a little while longer.
bubbles44itbs 11 months ago
Are those still there I thought I had read in a magazine that they were all getting ripped out so that the Railrunners in New Mexico could operate on those tracks??
railfanstreator94 11 months ago
@DJ3751 yah i was on that trip great trip it was and 3751 put on a hell of a show both ways to and from LA I especilly loved seeing 3751 on the GCRy
gaycowboy31 1 year ago
great video I still have yet to aquire one of the ATSF T2 Semaphores when the oppertunity first came up to aquire one I had no way to get that kind of money oh well maybee somedy I will find one I have one SP Lower Quaderent in my collection and a KCS Upper Quaderent Train Order signal set but not one of these yet and I spent years photographing these on this line
gaycowboy31 1 year ago
Love the semaphores!
5*'s
Amtrak1194 1 year ago
Excellent action shots. Love the semaphores as they bring back memories of my trips to LA back in the 70"s. Thank you so much for the posting.
amtrakatsfnyc 1 year ago
Superb work!
stonefoxvideos 1 year ago
great video man awesome video
NMrailrunnnerfan105 2 years ago
If you look carefully at the eastbound semaphore at Bernal (the pair WITHOUT their pinnacles!) on the blade can still be detected the unique to AT&SF Ry. diagonally striped black and white paint from the 1940's.
paullubliner 2 years ago
Great video! Love them semaphores!
Laser711 2 years ago