A northbound potash train holds the main at Portales, New Mexico, while a southbound sulphur train waits in the siding. Portales was on Santa Fe's Carlsbad Subdivision 17 miles south of Clovis. The sulphur train is heading to Rustler Springs, Texas, for another load. The units on the potash train are 5628-4674-5011-5619 (SD45-2/SD26/SD40/SD45).
Oh the stories these special buildings could tell. Originally the brains of the rails they monitored, working to insure effecient rail service for our nation! A tribute!