In this part I cover much of the former Southern Pacific route between Tuscon, AZ and El Paso, TX. Keep in mind my train is actually running ahead of schedule due to anticipated congestion in the San Antonia area. You can view the complete set of photos here.
How the view out the back could have certainly been worse since the bi-level Superliner did quite literally overshadow the heavyweight car attached behind it. However this was the view I was stuck with for the entire trip. Um...I think that's a signal there and there are some mountains in the frame as well.
On the curvier parts of the line I was occasionally granted a reasonable sight line, such as here near Fenner where I nabbed this photo of KCS AC4400 #4550 on the rear of a doublestack train.
S-curves and mountains near Sibyl, AZ.
Out of the mountains and onto the flats near Wilcox.
Wilcox MoW base.
An unidentified CP GE unit hauling ass behind a UP GE near Raso.
These remote signals near the Arizona border are powered by both wind AND solar.
What may or may not count as a mesa.
UP AC4400 #5686 partly seen at Lordsburg.
UP SD70ACe #8312 seen on the end of a double stack train in the Lordsburg yard while Train 2 makes a station stop.
Anything in the Northeast advertising itself as "authentic" Mexican food is a fake.
UP ES44AC #7960 at the head of an intermodal train in Lordsburg Yard.
Southwestern Railway GP40 locomotives #9710 and #9964 at Deming, NM.
