Soon after sunrise, the crew of Amtrak's California Zephyr perform a running air test at Soldier Summit prior to a 25 mile descent (between 1.0-2.3%) eastward to Helper, Utah. This is my 600th photo posted on Railpictures.net.
Landscape photography is difficult due to the challenge of combining good light and good scenery. Good railroad photography enters another level of complexity since it requires the first two while there is a train in view.
