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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BNSF's Stockton-Denver train come blasting past the west end of Sagers, dropping the signal from yellow to red. Note you can see both the yellow and red signal illuminated in the signal. This was a ten second exposure.
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The headlight of the oncoming eastbound highlights the signal masts and the control box at west Sagers.
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The signal at west Sagers shows an approach (yellow) signal for an oncoming Stockton-Denver train.
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While the rain in the desert turned the dirt into thick, sticky mud, it also really brought out the colors in the desert. Amtrak 5, running about an hour late, is coming through the S-Curve just east of Thompson Hill.
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One of the few hills in the desert is Thompson Hill, located just east of the town of Thompson, UT. While a heavy manifest might have a little bit of challenge, Amtrak can glide right over it. Here, AMTK 124 leads the eastbound Zephyr with nine cars just west of Thompson Cut at the apex of Thompson Hill.
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With the Book Cliffs in the background, Amtrak is moving along at close to 80 MPH at Woodside on its trip east. It is about 20 minutes away from a station stop at Green River, UT.
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After stopping in the upper yard at Helper, UP 6825 and crew prepare to enter Main One at East Helper Crossover for the trip east to CV Spur. CV Spur is a mine loadout about 10 miles west of Helper.
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The heavy rains have created some very lush plants on the desert floor! Grande Tunnel Motors 5390 and 5371 (along with UP 7060) lead the eastbound Dirt Train out of the siding of Wash towards Mounds and the Sunnyside Subdivision.
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After dropping off loaded trash cars and picking up empty trash cars at "Banning" on the Sunnyside Sub, the Dirt Train is headed back to Helper between Mounds and Wash with UP 7060 leading.
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The sun was out and the clouds were beautiful as the Denver-Stockton passes underneath US-6 at track speed. In the distance, the Book Cliffs look great in the afternoon sunlight.
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In between the sidings of Floy and Solitude, the Denver-Stockton runs through a nice S-curve that is lines with very green folliage.
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After completing its switching moves at Brendel, the Potash Local is backing down the siding heading for the east end. The train will enter the mainline and then proceed down the Cane Creek Sub to Potash.
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