Smoke, dust and ash from fires in Southern California are being blown out to sea by strong Santa Ana Winds making for an eerie sunrise. These are winds that blow from a high pressure area located inland out into the ocean with gusts over 60 mph. Pushing southbound, Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner No. 768, the early morning southbound to Los Angeles from Santa Barbara rolls through Mondos.
Railroading is a 24 hour a day business, that never sleep. From sunset to sunrise the railroad must run. These image are taken by some of the best rail photographer out their.
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)