Santa Fe Southern Railway from Santa Fe to Lamy, NM

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This is the full length version of our locomotive mounted gopro video from Santa Fe to Lamy, New Mexico featuring the members of the American Association of Private Rail Car Owners. This video is also available in DVD format on our website.

[@WestOkieRailroadVideos]

I'm pretty sure the bridge at 1:01:50 is the location they used to film the episode of Breaking Bad "Dead Freight". Interesting to see it from this angle!

[@YardLimit]

I think you're right! Thanks for watching!

[@austingonzales3948]

It is

[@Bigjoesbigshow]

Yeah it is

[@robedmund9948]

Looks likes a really cool ride. Surprised those initial signal didn't drop earlier, though.

[@YardLimit]

Thank you. Glad you liked it!

[@drakbar5957]

Beautiful scenery, and an interesting narrative on the past of the railroad and Lamy. Sure hope a plan can be put together to keep the line open and functioning. Right now it looks like Mother Nature is reclaiming the railbed. Feliz Navidad desde el Valle del Sol, mi amigo!

[@YardLimit]

Thanks for watching and wishing us a Merry Christmas! The same to you. There are plans in the works for a new operator to take over the SFSR and hopefully running excursions in 2020. Updates will follow.

[@HornOkay]

Love this type of videos ❤️👍

[@YardLimit]

Glad you like them!

[@DelayInBlockProductions]

Really nice video.

[@YardLimit]

Thank you, Drayton!

[@paulmatulavich7321]

Thank you Tom for posting this free full-length video production for us to enjoy. An early Christmas gift for those who love Lamy and Santa Fe? Much appreciated, and very well done as usual Tom. Merry Christmas!

[@YardLimit]

Thank you, Paul! Merry Christmas!

[@colinburton113]

Just found your great video, we travelled Santa Fe to Lamy about eight years ago while on holiday from the uk, loved Santa Fe and loved the rail journey great to see it from the front, many thanks.

[@YardLimit]

That's very cool. It may not run again this year, but by next year it will be reborn. You'll have to come back and ride it again!

[@rushs11]

I remember riding this line for their 4th of July train ride back around 2010-2011. The southwest style dinner and stopping near the local high school for the fireworks shows were awesome back then. Hopefully, the new owners can continue such events.

[@YardLimit]

They will and more! Thanks for watching!

[@MattBNSF1991]

So glad to see this running again

[@YardLimit]

At least it was running. Both engines are down again but there is hope on the horizon!

[@bryanbaldwin354]

Just stumbled across this. Thank you so much for putting this together. The old line cuts through my neighborhood of Eldorado and my dog and I were just in Lamy today. She likes to look at the trains! :)

[@YardLimit]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. We take our dog to Lamy whenever we go there which is every month or so. Eldorado is a cool place, too.

[@cdrom7836]

Very helpful for those looking to scope out the scenery along this line, thanks for posting!

[@YardLimit]

Glad it was helpful!

[@SMTMainline]

I was waiting to see a truck block the tracks and distract the conductor and engineer long enough to drain one of the tank cars

[@YardLimit]

It's New Mexico. It could happen.

[@DomAZ]

Very Nice... It's a well appreciated Christmas gift. Merry Christmas everybody and Happy New Year...

[@YardLimit]

Thank you! Happy holidays to you also!

[@jarrietfair6497]

I believe Michael gross from family ties is part owner of Santa fe southern railway? I met him once in a hobby store in California.

[@YardLimit]

That's cool. I think it's in the process of changing hands. We'll see.

[@ulrichskaarsgard7848]

Mr Gross was one of the original owners of the SFS, but sold his stake in the company earlier this year.

[@mikephfl]

Very cool stuff! Thank you for posting!

[@YardLimit]

Thank you, Mike!

[@northwestindianarailfanner171]

When will the SFSR reopen again? And btw awesome video bro and great narration!

[@YardLimit]

Thank you! It will be running again soon. Stay tuned!

[@railroadmanteater]

Will sfsr work to develop new business customers?

[@ulrichskaarsgard7848]

@@railroadmanteater Rail freight to Santa Fe is no more. All of the industrial spurs were removed when RailRunner rebuilt the tracks. The only possibility would be transloading in Lamy, but the focus of the new owners is primarily passenger service.

[@billtimmons7071]

Nice looking GP unit ... love the freshly painted Blomberg trucks on the loco. I liked your narration. Sometimes (in general) the cab view or track view videos on some sites can get routine but your added narration really adds to the product. Heh .. did anyone notice some of the crossing gates were a little late early on? Maybe a timing issue since the consist was moving slow. You do great work. Thank you for posting.

[@YardLimit]

Nice looking, but old. It currently has the diesel pulled out for repairs. It should be back in operation soon, though. I'm glad you liked the narration. It's always hard to get used to hearing your own voice. I agree about cab and track views, but I find that country mesmerizing to watch. I also did a track view of the Cumbres & Toltec from Lava Tank to Antonito. It might seem to some that it's boring, but again, I thought it was pretty cool seeing that point of view, especially with the Sangre de Cristos in the background.

[@billtimmons7071]

@@YardLimit I viewed your Toltec video ... I loved it and watched all the way through. We took that train a little over a year ago. I love the high desert and the lonely water tank in the middle of it :) Look forward to 2020 with you.

[@YardLimit]

@@billtimmons7071 Thanks Bill! 2020 is the 50th anniversary of the C&TSR so I'm sure there will be a lot of interesting videos coming our way!

[@arthurkallansrud1950]

While on Southwest Chief this Engine was parked on siding at Lamy old yard

[@YardLimit]

92 and 07 are both in the Lamy yard along with the SFSR rolling stock.

[@flfun1684]

Wow..Concrete railroad ties!

[@YardLimit]

Concrete ties to wood ties. Pretty cool.

[@thereegamer1560]

They should put the 2629 steam locomotive on that track it would look nice

[@YardLimit]

"They" are working on it.

[@jarrietfair6497]

I once had a chance to ride the Santa fe southern but my reservation got messed up? I was very upset? But it was my fault. But at least i got some time tables and t shirt. This was back in 2004

[@YardLimit]

That's too bad. The scenery is beautiful. Hopefully you will get to ride it.

[@highwaycoffeemanguy9678]

I remembered riding this but it’s been a while and not sure if they still run it now or they stopped

[@YardLimit]

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[@the_old_standard]

so awesome....great video. ..cant wait to go there next month on the chief. hopping off the number 4 for a full 2 days here. gonna walk the rail bed and sleep out in the stars. wish the legal tender was open.

[@YardLimit]

Legal Tender is supposed to open around the 5th of September.

[@the_old_standard]

@@YardLimit yes!!!!!!!! Awesome

[@AUMINER1]

@@the_old_standard phfff....

[@stevekatkus5528]

I'm curious, how does the SFSR run on the RoadRunner trackage? Do they have to pay to use them and do they have to have a pilot to operate on it?

[@YardLimit]

They don't have to pay them and they don't use a pilot. They coordinate with NMRX dispatch when they use shared track.

[@entrepreneurshipbusinessex1564]

How many passenger cars do they own? Are there any spurs along the line where freight is loaded?

[@YardLimit]

I think they own 4 coaches now and several flat cars. I believe there is one spur in Santa Fe where equipment is stored but they no longer run freight.

[@BellTexRailfan_2256]

Does this railway operate regularly and does it have freight trains like In the Breaking Bad Episode??

[@YardLimit]

Check out skyrailway.com no freight cars though.

[@BellTexRailfan_2256]

@@YardLimit Thanks!

[@johnvcramer5517]

Not one time did you blow the horn at the street crossing.??????????

[@YardLimit]

Santa Fe is a quiet zone.

[@annmaes7550]

is the train coal fired?

[@YardLimit]

It's a diesel locomotive, not a steam engine. It uses diesel fuel.

[@annmaes7550]

@@YardLimit TY