A former Conrail SD40-2 leads 11,000ft. of empty military flats through the setting sun at Haletown on CSX's Chattanooga Sub. The engineer starts working the throttle up towards eight to make a run at the steep Racoon Mountain grade.
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.
