ATSF train 17, the Super Chief, is doing 40 MPH with nine cars near Dalies New Mexico in 1938. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

A four unit EMD FT set, led by ATSF 106, takes 83 cars east doing 30 MPH, just west of Dalies New Mexico in 1946. Otto Conrad Perry photo from my collection.

Last night I dreamed I was in searchlight signal heaven, oh what a beautiful sight. All the signals had softly glowing incandescent bulbs and no harsh LED lights, wah wah wah / and they were prope... (more)

The 4710 brings an ethanol train over the summit of the long climb from the Rio Grande valley at Dalies, NM, junction with the old main line via Albuquerque, seen diverging in the foreground.

As a severe thunderstorm slowly drifts south and away from the Dalies area, a rainbow appears over the BNSF 5345. A strong wind warning extending 90 miles west from Belen caused the dispatcher to... (more)

BNSF 5345 shines in the storm light as a severe thunderstorm slowly moves south from the Dalies, New Mexico area.

Westbound BNSF 4459 is cresting the grade out of the Rio Grande River valley from Belen at Dalies, NM. The old main line via Raton and Albuquerque joins the Transcon here. Once upon a time, beauti... (more)

BNSF 6566 and BNSF 6635 are being held by the dispatcher for a severe thunderstorm with 65 mph wind gusts to clear the Dalies, New Mexico area before giving them each a yellow signal to proceed sl... (more)

A westbound BNSF intermodal train has gotten a green light from the dispatcher to proceed west after a severe thunderstorm with 65 mph wind gusts has cleared south of Dalies, NM. Mammatus clouds ... (more)

BNSF 6635 has been given a yellow signal from the dispatcher to slowly proceed west as a severe thunderstorm slowly drifts south out of the Dalies, New Mexico area. The dispatcher held three west... (more)

As a severe thunderstorm begins to clear the Dalies area and heads south towards Socorro, it displays a rainbow with dramatic storm clouds. BNSF 5345 and BNSF 7687 are tied down with a welded rai... (more)

Cresting the long grade out of the Rio Grande valley at Belen, BNSF 5187 West is passing the classic Santa Fe signalling at Dalies, where the original mainline via Albuquerque joins the Transcon. ... (more)

ATSF 5170 leads a an eastbound piggyback train just west of Dalies, New Mexico in November of 1995.