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First series of shots of the day at around 9am. The sun was low and to the right, thus much of the blaster stacks were in shadow.
Road 400 (Cottonwood Canyon Road) connects U.S. Highway 89 with Utah S.R 12 at Cannonville near the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park and traverses portions of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This 47 mile dirt road has been used in the past as an alternative to U.S. Highway 89 for drivers wishing to avoid the long western detour around the scenic National Monument. Instead, Road 400 offers a unique drive through the heart of the Monument itself. The only other unpaved road (Smoky Mountain Road) traversing the entire Grand Staircase is to the east and is only suitable for high clearance four wheel drive vehicles.
Road 400 used to be a reasonably good quality dirt road (mostly sand and clay over a sandstone foundation) that allowed passage of ordinary vehicles during dry weather. Unfortunately as of mid-2009 an ongoing dispute over public rights of way in the Monument (see Revised Statute 2477) between the Federal government and Kane County (the local agency that used to provide maintenance) has led to a serious decline in the condition of the road, and only high clearance vehicles will be able to make the entire trip.
Originally constructed as a maintenance road for power lines following the canyon, it is considered impassable in wet weather as many drainages cross the road in various locations, and these may wash out during periodic flash flooding. In October-April roads will freeze after the sun sets. Additionally the first 10 miles of the southern leg traverses ancient seabed deposits of the Tropic Shale formation, and when wet this clay becomes unmanageable even with a four wheel drive vehicle.
Patient drivers of this road will be rewarded with a close look at spectacular natural features, including one known as the Cockscomb. While topography here is not on an especially large scale, the formations are jagged, varied, and colorful. Additionally there are a few excellent hiking trails that can be accessed along the midsection of the road such as Hackberry Canyon and the Cottonwood Narrows. Other notable attractions accessible from the northern reaches of this road include Grosvenor Arch and Kodachrome Basin State Park.
Given current road conditions, extra time should be allowed if this route is used. There are no services available anywhere along the route except at Cannonville on the northern end. Carry food, extra water and emergency supplies before traveling this road. Avoid this route if thunderstorms are in the area, and always check locally for road conditions at any one of the various BLM offices in the region before setting out.
A good overview of the terrain in this region may be seen at the project relief map at the Glen Canyon Dam interpretive center, located on the North side of the Glen Canyon overlooking the downstream face of the dam, where the road crosses over the bridge.
The canyon may be located on satellite images by starting from Lake Powell. The canyon is readily identified by the relatively straight gouge at the western boundary of this area running slightly east of north, in the center of Kane County.
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BR Sulzer Type 4 No. 46052 about to pass Worcester Tunnel Junction signal box with the 12:40 SO Paignton - Birmingham New Street on 30th August 1980.
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Tyseley's 'Hall' No. 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' approaches Claverdon while working 1Z95 1125 Didcot - Stratford-upon-Avon private charter on 3rd July 2008. It is a pity that the relay room (or whatever) has been positioned in that precise location, but, hey, it is all part of the railway scene. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
A track panel job is underway at W 8th St renewing the guarded curve on Track B2 connecting from the Brighton Line to the Culver Line. The two Bay Cranes are here to move old and new track panels onto and off of the elevated structure. The process required a lot of manpower due to the aggressive schedule and short amount of time available to work (Saturday and Sunday only, and working after dark is not allowed on elevated structures), and half of the curve was completed over the weekend.
Of note next to the track is a Transit substation, bearing the TA logo used from 1962-1968. Looking closely, one can see three generations of Transit Authority logos in this photo, with the 1968-1994 logo on the crane cars and 1994-present logo on the R156 diesel locomotive (MPI, 2012-2013).
W8th St-New York Aquarium Station
Culver Line - IND
Part of the Detroit Heavy Oil Upgrade Project, a $2.2 billion construction project that will increase the capacity of Michigan's only refinery to 115,000 barrels per day.
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Featured in Flickr Explore - April 14, 2010 - Best Position #389
Me: Setting up camera and tripod on public sidewalk.
Homeland Security: pulls up in security vehicle... "Hey what are you doing? Taking pictures?"
Me: "Yep."
Homeland Security: Staring at me in silence
Me: "I don't know what that is but it sure looks really interesting."
Homeland Security: "That there is CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE!"
Me: Not really sure what to say... "OK then, just going to be taking some pictures."
Homeland Security: Watches from vehicle as I make my exposures then follows me back to my vehicle where he appears to be writing down my license plate number.
I shot this several times and was approached by security every time. I was told that photographing this was prohibited but that they couldn't do anything about it because I was on a public sidewalk. I am probably now on some terrorist watch list, hope it was worth it.