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By:Marcus W
Dates:6/9/2018 - 6/16/2018
Album Info:Went out west in June 2018 for a vacation to NM. I'd last been out in this area in 2011, and a lot has changed. I stayed in the Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Chama, and Socorro areas.
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ATSF M190
Title:  ATSF M190
Description:  Doodlebug M190 stands at Belen, NM.
Photo Date:  6/10/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:14:16 AM
Location:  Belen, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  ATSF M190(Motorcar)
Views:  863   Comments: 0
BNSF 7458
Title:  BNSF 7458
Description:  An eastbound BNSF transcon intermodal departs Belen, and slowly rolls into Abo Canyon. Track work restricted traffic to one main, so traffic was moving slowly.
Photo Date:  6/10/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:19:44 AM
Location:  Belen, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  BNSF 7458(ES44DC) BNSF 5524(C44-9W) KCS 4006(SD70ACe) KCS 4038(SD70ACe)
Views:  460   Comments: 0
Water Canyon
Title:  Water Canyon
Description:  The water tower and livestock pens are all that's left of Water Canyon, NM.
Photo Date:  6/11/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 1:54:45 PM
Location:  Magdalena, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  75   Comments: 0
ATSF Boxcar and Depot
Title:  ATSF Boxcar and Depot
Description:  The ATSF boxcar sits next to the restored depot in Magdalena, NM. The depot is now a museum.
Photo Date:  6/11/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 1:56:04 PM
Location:  Magdalena, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  228   Comments: 0
Magdalena Depot
Title:  Magdalena Depot
Description:  The restored ATSF depot at Magdalena, NM.
Photo Date:  6/11/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 1:56:59 PM
Location:  Magdalena, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  62   Comments: 0
Very Large Array
Title:  Very Large Array
Description:  Some of the stick rail found at the VLA. The concrete pillar things are used to hold one of the telescopes in place.
Photo Date:  6/11/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:04:38 PM
Location:  Magdalena, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  67   Comments: 0
ATSF Right-of-Way
Title:  ATSF Right-of-Way
Description:  Some of the largest remnants of the Santa Fe's Magdalena Branch, this trestle is right next to US 60. The branch was constructed in the late 1880's to connect the mines at Magdalena to the Santa Fe's El Paso Subdivision at Socorro. The mines ran out by 1931, but livestock kept the branch alive until 1972.
Photo Date:  6/11/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 1:47:16 PM
Location:  Magdalena, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  88   Comments: 0
Shoving Platform
Title:  Shoving Platform
Description:  ATSF 999753 sits at the end of a wye in Socorro, NM. It is used as a shoving platform to reach a mine just outside of town. A local was packing up and leaving as I got this shot.
Photo Date:  6/11/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:08:04 PM
Location:  Socorro, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  157   Comments: 0
New Mexico Rail Runners
Title:  New Mexico Rail Runners
Description:  Two Rail Runners wait at the depot in Santa Fe. The one on the right is loading, the other will load three hours from now. The two far tracks used to hold equipment for the Santa Fe Southern.
Photo Date:  6/12/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:04:25 AM
Location:  Santa Fe, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  NMRX 103(MP36PH-3C) NMRX 101(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  235   Comments: 0
Rail Runner Departing
Title:  Rail Runner Departing
Description:  The 1 PM weekday train rolls past the water tower at the Santa Fe Railyard.
Photo Date:  6/12/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 1:39:53 PM
Location:  Santa Fe, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  NMRX 103(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  172   Comments: 0
ATSF 5030
Title:  ATSF 5030
Description:  Santa Fe 5030, one of Santa Fe's huge 5011 class of 2-10-4's, sits on display at Salvador Perez Park in Santa Fe. These huge behemoths could reportedly run 100-car reefer trains at 75 mph with their 74-inch drivers, the largest ever applied to a 2-10-4.
Photo Date:  6/13/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:02:05 AM
Location:  Santa Fe, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  ATSF 5030(2-10-4)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
Santa Fe Caboose Ce-9
Title:  Santa Fe Caboose Ce-9
Description:  Built by AC&F in 1930, it was rebuilt in 1978. It now stands at the crossroads of Cerrillos and St. Francis, the two main roads through Santa Fe. The line behind it sees about 10 Rail Runner services a day.
Photo Date:  6/13/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 10:11:29 AM
Location:  Santa Fe, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Views:  181   Comments: 2
DRGW 489
Title:  DRGW 489
Description:  489 waits at Chama to pull the 10 AM train to Osier.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:16:22 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  200   Comments: 0
Low-Angle of 489
Title:  Low-Angle of 489
Description:  489 loads passengers at Chama.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:17:16 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  193   Comments: 0
487
Title:  487
Description:  487 waits outside of the engine shop.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:18:19 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
487 and 489
Title:  487 and 489
Description:  489 is loading passengers for the 10 AM run to Osier, while 487 sits ready.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:20:23 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 487(2-8-2) DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
489 at a Cut
Title:  489 at a Cut
Description:  489 leads the train along a rock cut. The flatcar is being deadheaded to Antonito for a tie project.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:21:22 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
489 Blowdown
Title:  489 Blowdown
Description:  489 performs a blowdown at Tanglefoot Curve
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:23:21 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
Fire Brigade
Title:  Fire Brigade
Description:  489 meets the fire brigade speeder following the train. His job is extremely important, as the area was in a drought at the time; the nearby Durango & Silverton was shut down today for a forest fire.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:24:24 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Cascade Creek Trestle
Title:  Cascade Creek Trestle
Description:  489 leads the train onto Cascade Creek Trestle. Osier is on the mountain ridge in the background.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:25:20 PM
Location:  Chama, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 489(2-8-2)
Views:  165   Comments: 0
DRGW 484
Title:  DRGW 484
Description:  The water tank is still in service. Out of shot is a restored bunk house, coal dock, and small depot.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:41:29 PM
Location:  Osier, CO
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 484(2-8-2)
Views:  123   Comments: 0
484 Loads
Title:  484 Loads
Description:  484 waits patiently for the nearly 300 people to eat lunch. 484 will return to Chama; 489 will continue to Antonito.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:26:12 PM
Location:  Osier, CO
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 484(2-8-2)
Views:  107   Comments: 0
Low-Angle of 484
Title:  Low-Angle of 484
Description:  Notice the engineer draining water out of the boiler.
Photo Date:  6/14/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 2:27:17 PM
Location:  Osier, CO
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  DRGW 484(2-8-2)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
Southbound Rail Runner
Title:  Southbound Rail Runner
Description:  NMRX 108 passes two stored Rail Runner trainsets as it departs Zia Road Station.
Photo Date:  6/15/2018  Upload Date: 6/22/2018 1:40:54 PM
Location:  Santa Fe, NM
Author:  Marcus W
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Locomotives:  NMRX 108(MP36PH-3C)
Views:  186   Comments: 0


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