A westbound Union Pacific intermodal train led by SD70M No. 5134 rumbles past on the Blair Subdivision just east of Arlington, Nebraska, on August 16, 2012. In a panned photograph, the unique lines of a transitional cab seen on this locomotive built by EMD, illustrate the change between the safety cab seen on most SD70Ms and the angular cab seen today on EMD’s SD70ACe. The locomotive could use a washing too, but railroading can be a grimy business…
Pace and pan shots of trains from on the ground or in the air. If you're not in the locomotive cab or on-board the train, it's the next best thing to being there.