There aren't many things more inspiring to me than pacing 16,800 EMD horses straining to keep almost 11,000 tons of trailing tonnage moving at track speed. 30 Hyatt bearings jumping up and down out of sync in their HTC frames, motor blowers sending Texas dust flying as farm crossings are leapt over, the penetrating bass of the sixth notch as track speed is reobtained...
Pace and pan shots of trains from on the ground or in the air. If you're not in the locomotive cab or on-board the train, it's the next best thing to being there.