A BNSF manifest freight climbs westbound through Big 10 Curve between Rocky and Eisele (Clay), Colorado, on Union Pacific’s Moffat Tunnel Subdivision at 6:06 a.m. the morning of June 4, 2014. The head end on the main line above is approaching the east switch of Eisele siding, while the lone DPU unit on the rear works upgrade out of Rocky toward Big 10.
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.