Excursion to the Thirties
SKU: DVD-WBV-003Original price was: $29.95.$24.95Current price is: $24.95.
Extremely rare color film of Colorado narrow gauge – prior to WW2!
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| Producer | WB Video |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 50 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | NTSC, Region Free, View Worldwide on Computer |
Let’s go back now to the years before World War II as we take an Excursion to the Thirties aboard the last Narrow Gauge Railroads of Colorado. We’ll see some rare sights: In the mountains west of Denver Colorado… a Colorado & Southern freight follows narrow gauge track through Clear Creek Canyon.
The Denver & Rio Grande Western luxury narrow gauge passenger train “San Juan” leaves Durango and the “Shavano” heads West to Gunnison. A mixed freight makes the run between Durango and Silverton. The “Chili Train” arrives at Santa Fe, New Mexico. A Rio Grande Southern freight crosses one of the magnificent trestles at Ophir. From Denver the Colorado and Southern is running trains to Golden, Idaho Springs, Georgetown, Black Hawk, Central City, Como, Fairplay, Leadville and other famous towns of the mining era.
From rare 8mm color films taken 1937 to 1941 by Richard B Jackson. With narration and railroad sounds.
4 reviews for Excursion to the Thirties
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rickyfreni –
The Segments shown in order by Mr. Rick B. Jackson are:
1. Colorado & Southern with #70, #9 (now on display in Brekenridge), & #65.
2. Leadville with the Denver South Park & Pacific roundhouse, 74 (now on display in Golden CO), 71 (still with us today in Central City), 8, & 69, plus #73 on Kenosha Pass, & 69 running light.
3. Rio Grande at Salida on the 3rd Division with switchback operations at Garfield with 490 & 491 (still at Golden CO), the D&RGW Standard Gauge before steam was scrapped after 1956 with #3607, #1173, 479 to Gunnison with a freight meet led by 492, 496, & 499 before 479 is going to Alaska leaving 473, 476, & 478 as the remaining 1923 Alco built Mikados have since been scrapped in 1946, plus 361 & 454 at Montrose, & survivor #315
4. RGS at Durango with the Roundhouse as well as survivor 463 (now at the Cumbres & Toltec) at Ridgeway, plus 455, 42 (on display at Durango), 41 (now at Knott’s Berry Farm), 40, & 25
5. The Durango area with 271, 478 & 473 to Silverton on mixed trains, the many mines of the Silverton Northern with a Casey Jones railbus being parked, as well as car driving on a gravel road with lots of sheep, & the Farmington Branch with 478.
6. The abandoned Durango to Chama Line with 482 & 483, plus 271 at Durango once again, with 470-478 on both the San Juan Express & the 1940 Chili Train to Santa Fe NM while street running.
Mwdonoughue –
This program includes a myriad of subjects that are seldom seen on video today, such as Rio Grande Narrow Gauge before the flying lettering was applied, along with some railroads whose narrow gauge operations disappeared before most major railroad photographers could document them in operation.
trainpainter –
If you are a C&S fan this is a must have video. Much Rio Grande passenger action with K-28’s before the “Flying RG”. I have this in VHS and the DVD is much lower quality. I understand the subject was filmed in the 1930’s but the VHS is clearer and less grainy. Even at that the rarity of the equipment makes it an awesome part of a video collection.
oldline1
Chase –
This by far is the best DVD I have bought so far. When it comes to great/rare footage of Colorado narrow gauge, this one has it. Color footage from the late thirties and very early forties of the C&S, D&RGW, RGS, and even a very brief scene of the Silverton Northern just prior to it disappearing. Almost all scenes on the D&RGW are prior to the flying Rio Grande lettering showing up. Ride the Shavano and the San Juan through portions of the railroad that are unfortunately long gone.