The Rotary, Steam Rotary OY in 2020
SKU: DVD-GSVP-223Original price was: $29.95.$24.95Current price is: $24.95.
Winter 2020. Multiple camera coverage as 2 steam locomotives power D&RGW Steam Rotary Snow Plow OY at an elevation of 10,015 feet!
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| Producer | Greg Scholl Video Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code |
2020 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. Rotary OY put on quite as show to open this special season. We have footage from the ground and the air from 2 drone cameras. There are also a few scenes aboard the train. Our coverage begins as the Rotary is being prepared for a test run to the Chama River bridge. First we see the side panels open to reveal the motion with the driving rods that help propel the big rotary blade. We will learn a bit about the history and how the plow works. K-36 2-8-2 powers the rotary to the water tank, before they head out of the yard to do some test plowing.
Then it’s the main event…K-36 2-8-2 #484 joins #487 to power the Rotary. There were several highlights on this first day, including The Narrows, Dalton, and the S-curve overlook near the state line. Day 2 featured an early departure and the rotary began plowing where it left off the day before. At Perry’s pond we get the first runby of the day, and we see the view from onboard the 487, on the ground, and in the air for portions of the scene.
This is the first time Rotary OY had operated since 1997, and first time in decades that it operated during the winter months. The sights and sounds are something to behold. Two locomotive stacks barking away, the Rotary engine going fast, and exhausting snow from the plow make this an extreme steam show to enjoy. (Roughly 5 or 6 pieces of music is used for drone scenes although in some instances we used sounds from the drone-covered runbys.)
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rickyfreni –
In Greg’s version of the recent revival of the snowplow on the C&TS, there is plenty of ground footage shot by Ronald Burkhard which includes flashbacks to rotary OM in February of 1976, & OY in May of 1991 from steam rotary. Not only there are Go-pro footages from the cab of the plow as well as on the headlamp of 487, there is also drone footage from the sky with 5 songs from America by rail: 4 from the heartland in 1994, & 1 from the west coast route in 1995. Overall, Christopher Kovacs (Trainmaster844) did an outstanding job narrating this recent program.