BNSF 5073 turns up the Raton Line at Dalies, NM on August 7, 2001.

BNSF 5073 and 948 swing on to the Raton line at Dalies, NM with their empty platform train on August 21, 2007.

BNSF 5073 and 948 leave the transcon main at Dalies, NM and head up the Raton line with their empty platform train early on August 21, 2007. Few trains other than Amtrak still use the Raton Line, and the question remains how much longer will it be in service over the pass?

Canon 1DSMKII - 1/800sec. - f/5.6 - ISO 100 - EF100-400mm f/4.5 - 5.6L IS lens @100mm