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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. Trinidad Jansen Spring Creek Gallinas Morley Wooten Lynn, NM Keota Raton Arriba Las Vegas Romeoville Bernal Blanchard Ribera Gise Rowe Glorieta Canyoncito Lamy Bernalillo Alameda

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