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New Mexico only owns the track up to Lamy. To the east (or northeast) of there, it's still BNSF-owned. New Mexico had planned to buy the remainder of the track, but the deal was never finalized.Excellent post, I know BNSF treats Amtrak lots better than UP but if New mexico actually has bought the raton area trackage who is going to pay to run only 2 trains a day, I dont think New Mexico or Amtrak has the money to maintain/improve this route! :unsure:
IMO, the Newton-Albuquerque portion of the Amtrak network is the most endangered at the present time. I just can't see BNSF continuing to maintain track in the long term between Lamy and Trinidad solely for the benefit of Amtrak. The situation might be different if there were businesses that BNSF could serve along this stretch of track, but there are none right now and little hope of any popping up in the future.