BNSF Across the Arizona Desert
A BNSF freight train cuts across the open Arizona landscape, its bright orange locomotive standing out against muted desert hills and sparse vegetation. Photographed from a distance with a telephoto lens, the scene compresses the layers of brush, railroad, rolling terrain, and the solitary communications tower along the horizon, capturing a small moment of industry moving through the vast American Southwest.
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Photographer
James Engel
Date & Time
Sunday, March 29th, 2026 at 9:56 AM America/Phoenix
Focal Length
300mm
Shutter Speed
1/160 sec
Aperture
ƒ/11
ISO
64
Location
North America, The United States of America, Arizona, Woodruff, Badlands, Petrified Forest National Park
Keywords
Architecture, Desert Landscape, Landscapes & Nature, National Park, Painted Desert, Railroad Tracks, Train, Transportation
Camera
Nikon D850
Approximate Map Location
Latitude: 34.976345
Longitude: -109.794022
Altitude: 1,621.0 meters / 5,318.2 feet
Longitude: -109.794022
Altitude: 1,621.0 meters / 5,318.2 feet