UNION PACIFIC'S LORDSBURG SUBDIVISION - PART 2: STEINS TO EL PASO Sand Patch Grade and EMD E-units remain the

and EMD E-units remain the popular conception of what a locomotive "looks like

for a ride through Niles Canyon

posted 10-4-09

Michigan Central Station

The KCS system in the U

UNION PACIFIC'S LORDSBURG SUBDIVISION - PART 2: STEINS TO EL PASO Sand Patch Grade and EMD E-units remain theIN STOCK AND SHIPPING Rolling across the American Southwest between Tucson and El Paso, The Lordsburg Subdivision has been an integral part of the Sunset Route since its rails were first spiked down in 1880. In Part 1 of this two part series, we covered the west half of the subdivision through Arizona between Tucson and Steins. In Part 2, we continue east to El Paso as trains race across the desert of southwestern New Mexico and into the Rio Grande