Photo ID: 104309 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 273 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific Definitely one of my favorite night shots to date. Sun rising in the east? Nope! It was barely 4am when snapping this picture. That is actually a crescent moon making its way in to the night sky. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104308 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 228 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific For decades, this old signal has stood at West Sagers underneath starry nights like this one. With new signal masts already erected, this old troopers days (and nights) are definitely few remaining. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104307 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 251 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific With an ISO of 12800, a lot of detail can be picked up even in virtual pitch black conditions. The new control box for Sagers stands beneath a star-filled sky. Looking southwest, we can see right in to the galactic core. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104306 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 208 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific Need a light? The headlight on this eastbound is sure to lend a hand! UP's MRONY knocks down the signal at West Sagers as it quickly progresses east, getting ever-closer to its destination of North Yard in Denver. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104305 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 254 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104304 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 273 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific 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! Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104303 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 181 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104302 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 199 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific Under a crystal clear night, an eastbound power move blasts past the west switch of Sagers. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104301 Date Shot Photo By Friday, June 15, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 210 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 104300 Date Shot Photo By Thursday, June 14, 2012 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP RG521 (West Sagers) Thompson, UT 160 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Green River (UP) Union Pacific 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. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103938 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed CP DS129 (Center Bond) Bond, CO 336 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific At the crossover at Center Bond, a westbound coal train continues down the mainline. You can see the clear indication on the left-hand signal. This is the spot where the Craig Branch breaks away and the Dotsero Cutoff begins. It is also a crew change point. The westbound streaking by here will stop at Bond and be relieved. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103937 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 110 (Inspiration Point) Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 323 (1 Comment Posted) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific Inspiration Point is a very well-known spot for photographs along the Moffat. However, it looks a bit different at 10 o'clock at night! With no moon in the sky, the headlight is the only source of light as a westbound exists Gore Canyon and passes through Azure. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103936 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, September 17, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 88 (Byers Canyon) Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 328 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Moffat Tunnel (UP) Union Pacific With the sun now completely set, Byers Canyon makes for an interesting subject as a westbound coal empty winds its way through the ten-degree curves of on the canyon. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103819 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 91.0 (Crossover 91) Converse County, WY 350 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) Union Pacific, BNSF The Powder River Basin never sleeps! Looks like the dispatcher is getting setup for a race between a pair of eastbounds (geographic southbounds). Clear signals have been setup on Mains 1 and 3 for a pair of trains just leaving Bill when this shot was taken. What's more, a westbound (geographic northbound) was also approaching on Main 2 a few miles away too. The shot is a bit grainy because I had my ISO set to 3200. I wanted to capture the stars while keeping a relatively short exposure (45 seconds). Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture. Photo ID: 103818 Date Shot Photo By Saturday, July 23, 2011 Kevin Morgan Location Times Viewed MP 75 Bill, WY 332 (Add a Comment) Subdivision Railroad Orin (BNSF) BNSF Just because the sun has set does not mean you can't still get some great train shots! My dad and I set out to find some night shots on Saturday around 10:30pm. This shot was taken near the WY-59 overpass (geographically north of Bill a couple miles). This was a duration of 30 minutes and there were two westbounds (geographic northbounds) that passed by during that period, separated by about 12 minutes. I was glad there wasn't an eastbound (geographic southbound) during that stretch as it would have really washed out the shot! The lights in the distance are coming from the Antelope and North Antelope Rochelle mines. Email Questions or Comments to the Webmaster or add a comment to the picture.

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