An eastbound Union Pacific coal train passes through striking desert landscape just west of Floy, Utah, on March 16, 2009. In the foreground, small desert plants struggle to survive in such a low-moisture, harsh environment and alkaline soils. For a view of what the trains look like from the stark tan peak above the train in the middle of the photo see: www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=425690 and
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