BNSF's New Mexico Main Line [The Gallup Sub]

[This program was originally released on DVD in 2015]
BNSF’s Gallup Subdivision cuts through a wild country etched in red rock cliffs, high mesas, and jagged black formations of ancient lava flows. Running nearly 165 miles from the Arizona border at Lupton to Belen, this former Santa Fe route through the "Land of Enchantment" continues to see a high volume of rail traffic.

Watch long double stacks, hot shot Z trains, coal, grain, and mixed manifests roll beneath the huge sandstone cliffs that mark the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau. Thrill to the sight and sound of high horsepower diesels lugging freight over the Continental Divide and racing down the east side toward the Albuquerque Basin. Besides BNSF trains, catch Amtrak's Southwest Chief racing between LA and Chicago plus the Escalante Western Railroad hauling coal to a power plant just off the main line.

We'll even show you some of the last remaining semaphore signals still working on the nearby Raton Subdivision. This is modern day main line railroading through the rugged setting of the American southwest! This is BNSF's New Mexico Main Line: The Gallup Sub.

This program was shot in March of 2015.
Available on DVD and Blu-ray at 7ideaproductions.com. https://www.7ideaproductions.com/prod...

0:00 Intro
2:42 Map
4:27 Lupton
12:11 East Defiance
14:44 Gallup
18:59 Zuni
20:10 McCune
22:56 Perea
30:38 South Guam
40:35 Continental Divide
42:27 Gonzales
45:53 Thoreau
48:55 Pegs
52:01 West Baca
53:59 Escalante Western Railroad
1:00:17 East Baca
1:04:05 Mount Taylor
1:08:12 Grants
1:14:00 The El Malpais
1:17:10 McCartys
1:19:07 Laguna
1:22:23 Quirk
1:24:10 Mormon Crossing
1:27:28 Rio Puerco
1:31:28 Dalies
1:39:00 Semaphore Signals on nearby Raton Sub
1:42:04 Belen