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Yale Western Americana volume 2
Pub. Date
[1977]
Description
Nowhere better than in the history of its railroads is the growth of the Old West revealed, and for Colorado the development of the Denver and Rio Grande Western epitomizes the changes that took place between 1870 and the present. Robert G. Athearn's intimate knowledge of the West has enabled him to write a gripping account of the famous narrow-gauge Denver and Rio Grande as it inched its way south, then turned west into the Rockies. By 1883 it had...
11) Around the Narrow Gauge Circle: Produced by Machines of Iron and the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Travel Colorado's Narrow Gauge Circle through the 16mm films of Otto Perry and Irv August from the archives of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club. From Salida we follow the Denver & Rio Grande original mainline over Marshall Pass then west of Gunnison through the Black Canyon to Cimarron where the challenge of Cerro Summit greets us. Traveling south from Montrose on the Ouray Branch to Ridgeway we pick up the Rio Grande Southern's Silver San Juan passenger...
Pub. Date
1989
Description
Switchin' Along The Rio Grande
The reception to the films of Rio Grande Narrow Gauge shot by Emery Gulash in the 1960's has been incredible! So here is more from that master photographer, quite a different DVD. For a change of pace we are sure you will enjoy the many switching and servicing scenes along the line.
This DVD covers activity on all the then operating Rio Grande Narrow Gauge such as Alamosa, Chama, Antonito, Durango, and many locations...
Pub. Date
1996
Description
Jack Alexander and Vince Ryan were two avid narrow gauge fans who traveled extensively throughout Colorado in the early 1950's. Fortunately, their travels included shooting color film of the Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge and the Rio Grande Southern when those railroads were still in business.
Green Frog has transferred their film to DVD to bring you scenes that will never be available again. For instance, we'll visit the Black Canyon of...