Re: D&RGW Recordings

I have a few. They are spread out over a few records though. A man named Vinton Wight from Omaha, Nebraska who was a professional sound guy at a local radio station and a railfan made many recordings of railroads all over the country in the 1950's. Mostly UP (yeah I know, but if you heard the entire CD I have of nothing but 3 cylinder 4-12-2 9000's running 65 car trains up a 2% grade for 4 minutes per recording you'd love it too! Especially to hear a double header with a 2 cylinder 2-10-2 and a 9000! You talk about a cacophony of sound!).
In 1983 Dick Kindig sent his entire record collection (mostly of Vinton Wights) to my dad and my dad put them all on tape then sent them back to Dick. We are now working on putting that stuff all on CD. Along with hours and hours of sound that my dad got at Northwestern Steel & Wire in 1979 and 1980.
A couple examples of the Rio Grande narrow gauge sounds that Mr. Wight recorded is one of 495 and 493 leaving Antonito. Or riding in a boxcar on the Silverton mixed from Durango to Silverton (including arriving and departure at Rockwood and other interesting little tid bits). Some sounds of a few trains heading up Cumbres and I guess there is some more stuff I haven't heard on the tapes.
Howard Fogg got a great recording of 481 and 478 at Florida Gultch westbound in 1960. That one is fantastic. He left the machine running until they whistled for the crossing at Falfa. Then he got 478 near Carbon Junction and you first hear the faint whistle of 481 entering the Durango yard. Then shortly after 478 comes screaming by.
One of the great things about Howard Fogg's records are his narrations. The best way to listen to his stuff is to sit back and relax, turn your light off, and pretend like you're going to sleep. You don't have to read along with any notes with his records and the way he describes the scene is enchanting.
I would make you a CD but I am moving in about 10 days and I won't be setup to do it for however long it takes me to afford a new computer with a CD burner!
Kevin Bush