The city was incorporated in 1909, so to be two years old, this photo must date from 1911.
Today, this is a division point and large freight classification yard on BNSF's Southern Transcon, with a dispatchers office here monitoring traffic over the Belen Cutoff. This 235-mile (378 km) rail corridor is one of the most heavily trafficked routes in the western US, often with more than 100 mostly intermodal freight trains arriving and leaving Clovis daily.
The Southwestern Railroad, formerly the AT&SF Pecos Valley branch line, connects to BNSF here, shipping potash from mines near Carlsbad.
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