Fluidr / Brice Douglas's "The Sunset Route" set sorted randomly

Cartel Lookout

N 2 B 207 C 2 E Dec 19, 2020 F Jul 22, 2021

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An UP Z train heads east as I hike to the top of an old cartel lookout near of Shawmut, Arizona. The cartels would use these mountaintop lookouts to guide their coyotes across the desert floor. To the right of the photo is the old right of way alignment at Shawmut.

Notching Up

N 5 B 613 C 0 E May 13, 2019 F Jul 4, 2021

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Coming out of a sag and cresting a hill west of Marfa, Texas, a Los Angeles bound Z train maintains track speed as it races west. They don't call it the sunset route for nothing!

Last Light at Valentine, Texas

N 0 B 150 C 0 E May 13, 2019 F Jul 28, 2021

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UP 1996 West at Shawmut, AZ

N 9 B 620 C 0 E Dec 20, 2020 F Jul 19, 2021

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Five days before Christmas, a hotshot intermodal led by UP 1996 (the Southern Pacific tribute unit) races through the realigned curves at Shawmut, Arizona. The poleline, long shadows and early morning light made for quite a scene.

UP 5416 East at Del Rio, Texas

N 0 B 178 C 0 E May 13, 2019 F Jul 28, 2021

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