Snow Busting on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
SKU: DVD-GSVP-086Original price was: $29.95.$24.95Current price is: $24.95.
K-36 #489 and snow flanger OJ show winter operations and snow clearing, how they did it on the Denver & Rio Grande.
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| Producer | Greg Scholl Video Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 33 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code |
Here is something unusual! Special photo charters were arranged for a snowy March of 2014 that would use a steam locomotive (K-36 #489) and flanger OJ plus other cars to show winter operations and snow clearing like in the old days of the Denver & Rio Grande Western. All equipment is lettered for Rio Grande to make this feel like a 1940’s or 1950’s winter operation.
Besides dramatic snow busting with the pilot plow mounted on the engine we see the flanger move snow further from the tracks, as it is coupled behind the tender. There is normally little snow at the bottom, so special freight train and flanger runbys were made before reaching the higher elevations where snow would be cleared.
2014 was successful for the railroad and so more days was planned for 2015, and 2016 – and we went back each time! Each year is a little different, with differing snow and weather conditions. On one trip the 489 gets stuck on the wye at Big Horn!
2 reviews for Snow Busting on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
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Edward –
Not a rating of the content of the video but more about the format because I cant see the video!. I bought this in Blue Ray and it won’t play on any of my 4 blue ray player sin the house. This is also occurring with three other Greg Scholl Blu Ray discs I bought. I would stay away from any Greg Scholl Blue Ray discs, buy the DVD’s instead.
rickyfreni –
Filmed in the month of March for 2 trips with 489 (2014 & 2015), & 487 (2016), there is not only trackside footage from Ronald Burkhard, but also a ride on the caboose from antonito to the big horn wye. The late John Edward Hingsbergen did a decent job narrating this program, & this is a nice addition to the other GSVP Rio Grande Narrow gauge titles.