Pacing #18 Video1

First pacing. First of several parts of footage as # 18 races across the San Luis Valley. August afternoon 2010

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• San Luis and Rio Grande Scenic
• San Luis
• Rio Grande scenic
• #18
• tourist train
• tourist railroad
• passenger train
• standard gauge
• steam locomotive
• engine
• alamosa
• del norte
• rio grande scenic
• La Veta mountaineer
• mountaineer
• 2-8-0
• ls&i
• lake superior & ishpemig

[ble643]

man I wish I could see this but im in the nortyh east with NKP 765

[gjhgjh]

@ble643 Surely you jest ! Is the great 765 (767) going anywhere near Scranton in early August?.

[gjhgjh]

Thanks Michael. I am on vacation - 2nd retirement. I was vacationing so hard on my first retirement I had to go back to work to give myself a vacation. Doing better 2nd time around. When r u coming back to the steam paradise of southern CO?

[BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

Great job doing this. I know it's a little harder than it looks.....

[gjhgjh]

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR Thanks.Took a cue freom one of my subscriptions and subscribers that frequently posts a pacing video. I learn a lot from the work of my train movie peers. Your site is great .

[CQDX018]

Nicely done, my friend! They had it going on! Whistle sound's top notch!

[gjhgjh]

@CQDX018 Yes. The engineer did ham a bit on the whistle. The crews are great on all the CO Railroads, bothe present and past workers, in all the jobs, from track to conductors to tickets to engineers. Thanks

[sfo1164]

JOHN GREAT WORK! I CAN GO ON VACATION WITHOUT LEAVING HOME1 LOL