New Mexico Railfanning - September 2015

During a business trip to New Mexico in September 2015, I was able to take a few hours after work to railfan three different rail lines in the area: BNSF's El Paso Subdivision from Belen, NM to El Paso, TX; UP's Lordsburg Subdivision (part of the Sunset Route); and BNSF's Clovis Subdivision, which is - of course - part of their southern Transcon route.
I was able to document at least one train on each line, plus a variety of motive power and scenery. Both flat, barren deserts and lush, green valleys are prominently featured in this 16-minute clip with 10 different trains. It is also one of the first videos featuring footage from my new DJI Phantom 3 Advanced drone.
Enjoy!

[@AJ67901]

Nicely done! I was through there on Sept 2 and recognize many of those spots. The drone adds a new perspective to the video and captures more of the beautiful scenery. There are some great spots on Route 6 west of Las Lunas that would be awesome from a drone. Beautiful work!

[@LeeDfined]

The scenery in the drone shot is so pretty it almost looks fake.

[@YardLimit]

Very nice work in my home state! Glad you got to spend some time near Mountainair. It's a beautiful place.

[@ChessieStorm]

Great stuff Evan. The drone stuff way above the New Mexico landscape was incredible.

[@wicky201]

The Belen - El Paso line is still dark territory in the 21st century. I hope you stopped at San Antonio (NM) for a green chile cheeseburger!

[@easttennesseerailfan1057]

Evan. Just watched this video again. The shot of the intermodal that starts about 11:00 mark has to be one of your best shots ever. Love the whole video! Kevin

[@jimaz6532]

A fantastic video. Love the scenery especially from the high above shots. Thanks for sharing

[@budt.65]

Amazing footage! Great work, CSX6900. My son-in-law works the Clovis Subdivision and I can't wait till he sees your work. Thanks for sharing!

[@marcinb1742]

Just...wonderful video, greetings from Poland csx6900 :)

[@NorfolkSouthernES44AC]

Very well done! That drone footage was spectacular!

[@fakecumberland]

A trip I made almost 10 years ago. Makes me want to return there.

[@AMNRailway]

Nice video bro!

[@williamstewart8288]

nice shot of bnsf and new mexico landscape 👌👍

[@dejohdenny2870]

Sharp. Some long consists.