The Journeys of Zephyr of the American West

[rbsanford]

I figured I'd finally start a screenshots topic, since I have so many and counting.

I'll be posting highlights here, but I have much more in my albums... maybe too many... with trivia and historical context to boot!

• Volume I: the Original
• Volume II: Mountainous Boogaloo
• Volume III: Utah Edition
• Volume IV: the Idaho State Anthem
• Volume V: Colorado and Cascadia (Reupload)
• Volume VI: Continuing Cruising Colorado, Christmas, and California
• Volume VII: Wandering Wyoming
• Volume VIII: Christmas and California Again (Reupload)
• Volume IX: the Montana Expedition (Reupload)
• Volume X: Across the 100th Meridian (Reupload)
• Volume XI: Oh, it's Oklahoma. (Reupload Pending)
• Volume XII: Kruising Cansas, Crossing the Christmas Country, and California for the Third Time
• Volume XIII: Untitled Nebraska Album
• Volume XIV: Arrival at Arkansas, and the California Finale

EDIT: Imgur is deleting my albums for some reason, with volumes III, V, VIII, IX, X, and XI having vanished; the current links here won't work. I sent in a support request, but I did some digging, and it's likely the mods there thought my posts were spam; this is because the only way to make them publicly visible on my Imgur page is to upload the albums to the public gallery, and the masses there disapproved of them because this is a niche field, and I was flagged. It turns out this is a common issue with Imgur, and there don't seem to be any viable alternatives for hosting large albums like these that can be easily edited and shared. All surviving albums have been set to hidden, so they won't be visible on my Imgur account, and can only be accessed here. I'm working on reuploading the axed albums; the screenshots will come back, but the original descriptions -- many being long, with plenty of information -- will be lost forever. I'll make short, quick descriptions so there's still some reference, but it won't be the same. Moral of the story: don't put all your eggs in one basket, and don't make your screenshot albums on Imgur public.


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Desert solitaire. My trusty VNL here is Zephyr, named after the Greek god of the west wind.

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Southbound out of Phoenix.

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At the summit of Tejon Pass.

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Sunset in the San Joaquin Valley.

[J. Ritter]

Welcome to the madness, haha. Great shots. I need to get a Volvo going on my non-JRT profile.

[rbsanford]

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At Deming and the Florida Mountains.

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On to the Fremont Bridge.

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Soon to Washington.

One from the archives:

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Freight trains (three different ones). Haha, charade you are.

[J. Ritter]

Cool shots!

Is that a somewhat obscure Pink Floyd reference I see there?

[rbsanford]

You know it!

Some more from the archives:

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Another freight meet.

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Off-roading off Connors Pass.

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Near Carrizozo.

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The dream of the 2090s is alive in Portland.

An attempt at a panorama, over the gorge of the Crooked.

[rbsanford]

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Sightseeing and park touring between jobs.

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Still sightseeing, but on the job: equipment from Redding to Pendleton via CA 299 and US 395.

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Yes, every truck in our fleet here at RS Logistics is Certified Clean Idle to ensure a greener tomorrow.

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Along Long Creek (as far as I can tell).

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Pastoral Pendleton (or "Holy Cow"), with about 30 minutes of the job remaining and 15 minutes until the next required rest stop.

[J. Ritter]

Amazing photos! I love the train meet, great timing. The sunset pics and the animals grazing are all fantastic!

[rbsanford]

Thanks! Here's a fresh batch:

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Carved characters and carefree carrier at Crescent.

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A stop for scenic rest at Yaquina Head.

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Riley, south of the Strawberries.

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A macabre welcome to Burns.

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The Great Basin north of McDermitt.

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If the driver of a truck is a trucker, then the cargo should be the truckee. Therefore: Truckee truckee trucks.

Some bonus shots:

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Unexpected piggyback.

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With low ridership, TrackUs has had to downsize its Chicago-San Francisco line, the Catalina Breeze, to an MP36PH and a couple Bombardier cars.
Most interesting about this is that the livery is that of the Frontrunner, which operates in Utah.

[J. Ritter]

Bad truck! Stop humping the cop car! Hahaha.

Great shots and SUPER cool catch with the Utah livery on that train.

[rbsanford]

Another nice train shot here:

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Atlantic Lines and RS Logistics: Building America Together

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TIL there's a "T" over Tucumcari.

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Arizona ranger.

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In the gilded city.

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Leaving Las Vegas.