One of my favorite books is Ron Ziel's "The Twilight of Steam Locomotives" which features one of US Sugar's ex-FEC 4-6-2s (113) on the cover steaming under a magnificent Florida sunset. Thanks to the Sugar Express, the same sight can still be photographed nearly 70 years later.
The reason railpictures.net has captured my imagination for so many years. Images of quality and distinction, in other words, amazing railroad photography.
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.