Thursday, April 14, 2011

Stack train in the desert

BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE STACK TRAIN IN THE NEW MEXICO DESERT, APRIL 8, 2011

Pentax K20D
SMC Pentax-DA AL 35mm f2.4
1/2000 sec. f4
ISO 400

This shot was taken early in the morning in the high mesa country of western New Mexico from an eastbound Amtrak Southwest Chief. The train in the background is a hotshot container stack train hauled by four 4,400-horsepower diesel locomotives, with two smaller engines shoving on the rear. The photograph is at its best when clicked on to desktop size.

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