As the sun sets on another hot summer day in the Canyon, this eastbound unit ballast train is working hard upgrade at James. You may ask why is this train heading into the setting sun if it is an eastbound, well because the tracks turn west for a short time here at lower James as it makes a horse shoe.
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.
