Rio Grande Odyssey pt1

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From the camera of Emery Gulash comes this spectacular Two-Disc 2 1/2 hour production of action on one of America's best loved railroads...The Rio Grande.

Filmed in the 60's and 70's and early 80's. The action starts with first generation E-Units and Geeps, and includes action of the California Zephyr as well. You will also see more passenger action at Denver's Union Station.
Dual gauge action, including steam, combines with standard gauge early diesels at Alamosa and Antonito. You will also witness steam with the Colorado & Southern on their isolated Climax Branch out of Leadville, accessible only by way of the D&RGW line.

Just some of the locations and action we'll see are: Soldier Summit (where we'll see a Utah Railway coal train), Moffat Tunnel at both east and west portals, A limestone run to Monarch Pass, BN at Leadville, Grand Junction, Tennessee Pass as well as other locations.
This DVD, combined with other Emery Gulash video's on the California Zephyr and many narrow gauge video's of the Rio Grande, offers the railfan one of the most complete video series available on this railroad.

Approx. Running Time--2 1/2 hours
TWO-DISC SET

Category:

Travel & Events

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• trainvideo
• railroad
• trains
• rio grande
• travel

[virginiatruckee]

Emery Gulash is my hero, I have a whole collection of his stuff on DVD. He is to railroad video what Lucius Beebe is to the railroad book and Charlie Clegg is to railroad photography.

[woilem64]

hello guy iam from france very nice reportage in worl engin and rail way from u s a

[USATrainsGScaleGroup]

I got to get this video. My entire layout uses all Rio Grande Trains.

[southparkline1]

@Alwaystrains The line is 100% intact in poor condition but with no plans of operation. The UP has not abandoned it but only ceased service. Before a route can be ripped out it is offered for sale. Potential buyers of the route are the BNSF which would be the UP worst nightmare. Also the state of Colorado said they would buy it before the UP could ever remove rail. It is highrailed at least once a year and ballast trains go as far as Minturn on the east. On the east the store unused coal cars.

[ACLTony]

@Alwaystrains Thanks, but on last check most of the line is intact, although rusting.

[Alwaystrains]

@ACLTony No. UP ripped up the tracks and blew up the tunnels. ):(

[rutaloot]

@ACLTony it's still there (at least it was few years ago when I went white water rafting) but it is basically abandoned if you go rafting around the Leadville area for a long time you will go right along the tracks and then you will see where the tunnels have been boarded up...I've heard that the state of Colorado offered to buy the line if UP ever decides to sell it though

[saintangerinc]

wow the utah railway with alcos great stuff

[ACLTony]

Is Tennessee Pass still in existence? Last I heard UP stopped running on it years back but did not rip up the tracks.

[snipes1432]

WOW....... look at those rare units