The morning sun has just cleared the ridge and glistens off the sides of eastbound Amtrak P030 at Yoder, PA (Keystone Sub) amid blazing fall color.

Southbound BNSF No. 8142 with a mixed manifest gets the green to proceed to Barstow. Westbound Union Pacific No. 5937 and Union Pacific No. 5839 wait their turn to proceed to Palmdale.

With the sun just starting to peak over the horizon, IC 2699 leads eastbound stack train Q120, as they pass the turbines on the approach to Amherst, Nova Scotia.