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California Zephyr

Westbound California Zephyr in front of the Book Cliffs in Utah

As a slightly drier-looking counterpart to the San Francisco Zephyr earlier this year, this is the California Zephyr on the Western Pacific Railroad. It's a Commons featured picture. As an alternative, there is also this slightly greener, close-up image. Bob talk 12:56, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

An EMD FP7 leads the California Zephyr east through Altamont Pass on the Western Pacific Railroad in 1970.

I like the second image much more than the first. Sure, the first image puts the train in context of the terrain it traverses, but it's not as compelling a photograph. Slambo (Speak) 14:37, 1 April 2013 (UTC)