Long live double stack trains

Double stack container trains (and the Stagger’s act, check wikipedia) have played a major role in the revival of American railroads. They allowed huge efficiency gains and competing prices, helping rail freight transporters become profitable companies.
To illustrate the point made in the previous chapter of this story: this shot was made after switching lenses and setting up again.
2 trains and a number of varied shots later, we were ready to move on to the next spot.

BNSF 4345, 2 sisters and a Norfolk Southern cousin lead an eastbound double stack container train. Walong (CA), 25.5.2014
BNSF 4345, 2 sisters and a Norfolk Southern cousin lead an eastbound double stack container train. Walong (CA), 25.5.2014

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