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The first rails in New Mexico were laid by the Santa Fe. It crossed the Raton Mountains from Colorado on November 30, 1878. Pushing toward Santa Fe, the tracks reached Las Vegas on July 4, 1879. A branch line reached Santa Fe on February 9, 1880. The track was extended to Albuquerque on April 15, 1880 and connected with the Southern Pacific on March 8, 1881 at Deming. The Raton Pass line received upper quadrant signals in the mid-1920s. It was equipped with automatic train stop in 1947. Pictures from my collection of slides in this series are on disks 62 and 63. I've also added several new pages with pictures from Jack Delano taken in 1943 at Albuquerque and Isleta. Trinidad
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