Southern Pacific 1744

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If you like hard-working steam action, this is a must-have for you.

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Producer

Greg Scholl Video Productions
Run Time

54 minutes
Narration

Optional With or Without Narration, Yes
Shrink Wrap

Yes
Technical Details

Optional With or Without Narration, Yes

If you like hard-working steam action, this is a must-have for you. The regional Railroad San Luis & Rio Grande operates former Rio Grande Standard gauge routes from Walsenburg to Alamosa, Colorado and beyond. Besides the normal freight operations they started running tourist passenger trains, and acquired former Southern Pacific 2-6-0 number 1744. This engine ran its last trips for the SP in 1958, and you will even see a clip of that last run in 1958. The locomotive only ran for 1 season on the SL&RG in 2007, and it only operated one special photo train that year. The route takes us east from Alamosa, Colorado to La Veta up the La Veta Pass with many steep grades, and beautiful remote locations. Steam had not been used on this former D&RGW line since 1956. On September 20, 2007 we begin with a freight train photo special and see a multitude of steamy runbys, where the engine is really working hard. The next day September 21, 2007 the 1744 operated a 4 car passenger train to give the charter a different look. This line was seldom photographed over the years as it has remote locations and steep grades. You will enjoy great stack talk as the engine works very hard at just about every spot. During each day you will see a meet with the regular tourist passenger train, with diesel power, since 1744 was doing this special photo charter on those days. Near the end are a couple of fast runbys in the flats heading to Alamosa that are really nice as well.This is a rare treat to have steam coverage with an SP engine on this scenic line in Colorado, and it was the only time it happened, since the engine was out of service after that, and is now back in California.

1 review for Southern Pacific 1744

  1. rickyfreni –

    In part 1 of Greg’s Steam on La Veta Pass series from 2020 (Part 2 focuses on Lake Superior & Ishpeming 18 from 2008 to 2012 in 2021), a 1901 Baldwin Built Mogul which operated freight & Passenger trains on the SP is operating on the since been closed Rio Grande Scenic from Alamosa to the Summit of La Veta Pass in Colorado on the route of the D&RGW Standard Gauge to the Union Pacific at Wallsenburg.

    During the History Segment, the 1958 films of 1744 by Ken Shattock was also used in Greg’s 2012 title: Southern Pacific Steam Fantrips.

    Prior to the Rio Grande Scenic & Recently under restoration at the Niles Canyon Railway with 4-6-2 number 2479, 1744 also went to the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah throughout the 80s, the Grapevine Vintage in Texas with 2248, & for a short while in Louisiana until moving to Colorado in 2007 before the firebox was out of order the following October or November.

    The only freight special for 1744 was made on September 20th, & on the only passenger special the next day on the 21st at locations like Alamosa, Sierra, The S Curves at Fir, the Summit of La Veta Pass, Upper Beaman Tunnel, & about 28 miles west of Blanca with Milepost markers.

    All of the 2007 footage was shot by Ronald Burkhard which this was a Prequel to Rio Grande 315 on the Durango & Silverton days after the 1744 trip.

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