Rio Grande Scenic RR Photo Train, Video #1: August 22&23, 2011
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Channel: John Horvath · 2011 · Travel & Events
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad offers a two day photo train on August 22 & 23, 2011. The run includes the otherwise photo inaccessible La Veta Mountaineer route through the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range, the Forbes Trinchera hunting ranch. I elect the two day package with an overnight stay in La Veta. 2 engines are featured: the great #18 of LS&I heritage and vintage diesel 1100 with its classic EMD outline. Three trains: 4 car passenger train with a City of New Orleans lounge led by #18 on day 1 and #1100 on day 2, coal freight headed by #18 on day 2. Day 1, a full length dome car train towed by 1100. Vignettes of footage at 4 locations make up this video. 00:00 8/22/11: MP 251.7 Alamosa morning. 00:20 MP 250.2 Rio Grande River with hint of morning fog. 01:01 MP245.2 Vintage Autos at the Alamosa Wildlife Refuge road. A great show. Thank you. 02:54 8/23/11: MP 249.7 An evening of switching/parking our freight train at the freight yards east of the Rio Grande. More of the 2011 Rio Grande Scenic RR photo op is coming
