Steam through the poppy fields

A photo freight steams along nicely, passing by fields of opium poppies, from where comes much of the world's legal supply of medical opiates.

Smoked honey !

The Decapod #56 548 of the Turkish Railway TCDD with its passenger train is crossing the second big steel girder bridge of the line Alaşehir-Uşak.

The Decapod #56 548 of the Turkish Railway TCDD with its passenger train charging south of the city of Uşak, where this locomotive was based.

The Decapod #56 548 of the Turkish Railway TCDD with its passenger train crossing the first big steel girder bridge of the line Alaşehir-Uşak.

#56 548 of the Turkish Railway TCDD with its passenger train charging on a steep 20 per-mille grade.

The 'Decapod' #56 548 of the Turkish Railway TCDD with its passenger train in golden evening light.

The 'Decapod' #56 548 of the Turkish Railway TCDD with its passenger train heading to Afyon.