utilities

 

If you arrive in Raton aboard the Southwest Chief at the 1903 train station and wish to stretch your legs during the stop, you can cross First Street (beware of construction) and catch a bite at the only place to eat in the historic downtown district before boarding again.  Except for the thousands of Boy Scouts bound for the Philmont Ranch camp, not many passengers have Raton as their final destination. 

 

Historic Downtown

Raton, New Mexico

5.22.2015

upward mobility

 

There is upward mobility with a position in the city's Traffic Engineering department.  On any day, you might be dispatched to go up in the cherry-picker to repair a traffic signal.  This guy has traffic stopped while he works on the signal at 19th and Quaker.  The relative size of the traffic signal is deceptive.  Would you believe the the red light is 12 inches in diameter?