USA

Leaving Glenwood Springs for Chicago.

The line and Highway 70 follow the Eagle River for 50 or so miles

Lots of Amtrack stock has tinted windows, which does affect the image

And give you odd effects like this, which you don’t notice at the time – always use a polarising filter!

Unlike the UK, freight takes precedence over passenger traffic, we waited 15 minutes or so at this junction for the priority freight

There’s lots of random stuff by the lineside

And some gorgeous stations, like Union Station LA

And lots of street art – or is that rail art

On most lineside structures and buildings

And most freight wagons

There’s a few preserved lines, such as the Durango and Silvertown, the locos are somewhat less elegant than ours, but impressive nonetheless

Though this one appears startled

Whilst in San Francisco the Peace Festival was taking place

It’s worth spending some time just wandering the streets of SF, for the wonderful Victorian town houses,

And the prolific street art, from the beautiful

And exquisite

To the somewhat disturbed…

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