With an eastbound of empty hoppers, BNSF ES44AC 6387 leads BNSF SD70MAC 9688, still in the Executive colour scheme, BNSF C44-9W 4844 and ES44C4 7043 on the charge up the 1.25% grade at Scholle NM ... (more)

A Busy Morning at Belen: at left, inbound Santa Fe 675 East with double stacks while at right, outbound Santa Fe 850 West with trailers at Reinken Avenue on April 5, 1998.

A Santa Fe GP35u switches cars at the north end of BNSF's Belen Yard on the morning of April 5, 1998. In the background above the trailer, a pair of through trains pause briefly for a new crew to ... (more)

A colorful power consist leads a BNSF train approaching a crew change at Belen, New Mexico on April 4, 1998.

A trio of Santa Fe Super Fleet GEs lead a stack train through Madrone on the outskirts of Belen, New Mexico on April 2, 1998.

Nearly the last single track section of the BNSF Transcontinental was the western entrance into Abo canyon. Now there are two bridges.

A rear view of the recently repainted Doodlebug splitting the pair of semaphores in the static display at Belen, NM on 1/7/14.

After topping off the tanks with motion lotion at the fuel rack, overheard from the Engineer, "Did you check the air in the tires?" AT&SF SD-24 4566 is about to blast off from Belen, N.M. headed ... (more)

On August 18, 1990, train 961 eases into Belen on the north main for servicing and a crew change. On the head end are 140-102-2811-3615-5264 (GP60M/GP60M/GP35/GP39-2/SDF40-2). At left, moving off ... (more)

While Mother Nature provides a breathtaking background, a Burlington Northern & Santa Fe intermodal slows to change crews approaching Belen, New Mexico.

Night moves
A westbound Santa Fe train led by Super Fleet GE B40-8W No. 524 pauses at the west service tracks at Belen, New Mexico, as dusk turns to night on May 22, 1991. Railroaders a... (more)

This was my first time riding the Railrunner and it was a blast! I rode the train from Albuquerque to Belen and back. This is from our northbound trip from the cab car. This photo was taken ou... (more)