For the second time in the night, the signal at West Sagers lights up green in preparation for an approaching eastbound. The sky lights up in a brilliant orange to the east as a crescent moon beings to make its ascent in to the night sky.
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This is definitely the longest exposure I've attempted to date. This is a 2 1/2 hour shot taken at West Sagers, looking at the North Star. For this shot, I setup the tripod and started the exposure, then literally went back to the tent and climbed in to my sleeping bag and slept for two hours before coming back out and completing the shot!
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Silent Night. There was nothing but the faint sound of cars on I-70 a couple miles to the south when snapping this shot. The signal stands dark beneath a glorious star-filled sky.
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Under a crystal clear night, an eastbound power move blasts past the west switch of Sagers.
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My Canon 40D only had an ISO range up to 3200, and that was very grainy. This is the first experiment with my Canon 7D which can go all the way up to 12800! In this 30 second exposure, there is a clear signal for an approaching eastbound light power move. The stars in the night sky can clearly be seen.
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After the sun has set, it is time to check out the stars! In this 45 minute exposure, the stars have a descent swirl to them around the North Star at the west switch of Sagers.
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The last bit of daylight is just about to disappear! The camera is setup on a tripod in preparation for nights shots at the west switch of Sagers in the middle of the Utah desert.
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The sun is just inches away from dipping behind the horizon to the west. Meanwhile, we observe a new signal mast that UP has erected in preparation for replacing the old DRGW signal which has stood here for decades.
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It is very early in the morning (around 5:00am) as a westbound makes its way past the high green signal at the east end of Sagers. The train is a BNSF Denver to Stockton manifest making its way west across the Utah Desert.
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The last train to pass by the east end of Sagers in daylight (well, what's left of it anyway) was BNSF's Stockton to Denver manifest. The last few hints of sunlight are rapidly fading at 9:00pm as BNSF 4861 east heads quickly toward Grand Junction.
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In the last few minutes of direct sunlight, we look at the sillouhette of the signal at the east switch of Sagers. It is 8:20pm as the sun sets behind the Book Cliffs.
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The conductor for the MNYRO stands next to the switch while UP 4177 slowly passes the red signal and moves over the switch at East Sagers.
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CTC was not working at east Sagers when the MNYRO arrived. The train had to be flagged past the red signal, and the conductor had to put the switch into hand-throw while the lead unit passes over the switch. Once the lead unit is in the OS, the conductor will put the switch back in power and re-board the SD70M.
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Early morning light accentuates the colors on the desert floor as the MNYRO-09 approaches in the distance. The westbound is currently being flagged past the west signal of the siding of Elba, roughly four miles to the east.
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The lights on the last DPU unit on the train draw lines across the picture past the signal at west Sagers.
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