Re: Need info on this excursion train in the 1960's...video of vintage film
| February 12, 2020 01:40PM |
Thanks Rader, that tip solved the issue!
Evocative footage, and there are other examples from 20 years earlier. Check these out
The first is slightly mistitled, it covers portions of the standard gauge journey to Alamosa, partly behind a big Burlington Route steam loco, and the Cumbres & Toltec section as well as Durango to Silverton.
Durango to Silverton 1955
The second is also mistitled, it covers Alamosa to Chama, including some wonderful shots of the train leaving Alamosa, diverging from the abandoned Chili Line route at Antonito, leaving the tunnel at the Toltec Gorge and winding through the mesa country. Durango and the Silverton branch are not featured in this footage.
Ghost Train on the Durango 1956
Evocative footage, and there are other examples from 20 years earlier. Check these out
The first is slightly mistitled, it covers portions of the standard gauge journey to Alamosa, partly behind a big Burlington Route steam loco, and the Cumbres & Toltec section as well as Durango to Silverton.
Durango to Silverton 1955
The second is also mistitled, it covers Alamosa to Chama, including some wonderful shots of the train leaving Alamosa, diverging from the abandoned Chili Line route at Antonito, leaving the tunnel at the Toltec Gorge and winding through the mesa country. Durango and the Silverton branch are not featured in this footage.
Ghost Train on the Durango 1956
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