Amtrak Sunset Limited Rounds Mohawk Curve After a Close Call | VR180 3D | AMTK 15

Sometimes the shot almost doesn’t happen.

I had just finished recording an eastbound Union Pacific stack train when I realized it might block the Sunset Limited on the adjacent track. As the last intermodal cars cleared the curve, I stopped recording, reset the camera, and within moments Amtrak’s Sunset Limited appeared.

This VR180 clip begins with the train already entering the curve—a reminder that sometimes “good enough” is the shot you almost didn’t get.

Experience Amtrak 15, the eastbound Sunset Limited, as it rounds the sweeping curve at Mohawk, Arizona during golden hour.

Best viewed in a VR headset, where you can look around the desert landscape as the train approaches, passes, and disappears toward Gila Bend.

Location: Mohawk, Arizona, USA
Train: Amtrak Sunset Limited #2 (eastbound)
Lead locomotive: AMTK 15
Format: VR180 3D
Camera: Canon EOS R6 Mark II + RF 5.2mm f/2.8L Dual Fisheye

Thanks for riding along.



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