{"id":36090,"date":"2023-05-13T07:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T11:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36090"},"modified":"2023-05-12T21:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T01:43:39","slug":"approach-solitude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/approach-solitude\/","title":{"rendered":"Approach Solitude"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is among my favorite signal photos. It has appeared in various publications over the years including my original book on railroad signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made the image on a trip along the old Denver &amp; Rio Grande Western in the Utah desert on September 3, 1996 the mid 1990s with Mel Patrick and my pal TSH .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This shows an &#8216;Approach&#8217; aspect for an eastward train at the west switch of  Solitude siding. Seen in the distance is the headlight of a westward train taking the siding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I made the image in the minutes before sunrise when the light in the desert is rapidly changing. 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