Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Now Arriving in Atlantic City

Military jets scream over the Atlantic City Convention Center.

Ocean City, MD, air show

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The Need for Speed...

A Blue Angels jet forms a vapor cloud during a show at Ocean City, MD.

Afterburners

The orange is fire from the afterburners. The cloud is water condensation, formed during tight maneuvers in certain weather conditions.

Fire and Ice

A jet disappears in a cloud of its own creation.

Ocean City, MD, air show

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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are the third oldest s are the third oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the United States Navy Blue Angels formed in 1946 and the French Air Force Patrouille de France formed in 1931.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are the third oldest s are the third oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the United States Navy Blue Angels formed in 1946 and the French Air Force Patrouille de France formed in 1931.

U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are the third oldest s are the third oldest formal flying aerobatic team (under the same name) in the world, after the United States Navy Blue Angels formed in 1946 and the French Air Force Patrouille de France formed in 1931.

Just a Little Closer

The Blue Angels strut their right stuff at an airshow.

The Diamond Club

Four of the Blue Angels form a diamond formation at an air show in Ocean City, MD.

Just Another Day at the Beach

Two Atlantic City lifeguards patrol the beach on a busy day.

FIGHTING FIRES

A 1969 Sikorsky CH-54B helicopter fights a forest fire.

Painting the Sky

The GEICO Skytypers -- six vintage WWII planes -- paint the sky during an air show in Ocean City, MD.

GEICO Skytypers

The GEICO Skytypers, an aerial demonstration team, paint the sky at an air show in Ocean City, MD.

Smoke and Mirrors

Two aerobatic planes create clouds of smoke, but are no match for the commercial jet soaring thousands of feet above.

Painting the Sky

A parachutist paints the sky during the Ocean City Air Show.

Sun-Kissed

Sun shimmers off the tail of a commercial jet.

Where Planes are Born

Commercial jetliners roll down the assembly line at Boeing's plant in Everett, WA.

Horseshoe Curve

A Norfolk Southern train bends around Horseshoe Curve, a favorite spot for rail fans.

The Yard

The Barstow, CA, rail yard.

Stone and Steel

A CSX engine pulls a train over the Thomas Viaduct south of Baltimore, as trains have done since 1835.

Point of Rocks

Commuters on a MARC train arrive home in Point of Rocks, Maryland, at one of the most iconic train stations of the historic B&O railroad.