D&RGW 315 Departing Cumbres Pass, CO. 4K
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2018
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In June of 2018 D&RGW 315 led this photo freight from Antonito to Cumbres Pass and back to Antonito the next day. This video captures 315 leaving Cumbres Pass on its way toward Antonito.
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad 315 was built in July 1895 by Baldwin Locomotive Works of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the Florence & Cripple Creek Railroad. Named the Elkton, it was one of twelve Consolidations of the same class built for F&CC. It served the Florence & Cripple Creek for about 17 years. After the flood of 1912, the F&CC was financially unable to repair its roadway, so it was isolated at Canon City and then put into storage at Colorado Springs after the F&CC closed down in 1915. The Elkton and her sister engines sat derelict until 1917 when five of them were purchased by the D&RG. D&RG bought a sixth sister in 1920. The engines were loaded aboard D&RG flat cars and moved to the D&RG Burnham Shops in Denver, where they were repaired and upgraded to help meet the increased transportation demands of World War I.
When the engines were put into service the F&CC #3 became D&RG #425. After the reorganization of D&RG and its merger with the Rio Grande Western in Utah in 1921, the railroad became the Denver & Rio Grande Western. The locomotive was called D&RGW #425 for a short time. Following the reorganization, many locomotives were renumbered to bring order to the locomotive classes, and D&RGW #425 became D&RGW #315 in January 1924.
The 315 was first assigned to the Alamosa Division as a freight engine, where it was known to be in Chama around 1921-22 and in Durango around 1928. It was leased to the Rio Grande Southern for a period in 1926-1927. It was on the Gunnison Branch in 1929 and idle in Salida for a few years after the stock market crashed and again in the late 1930s during a recession. It served the Ouray Branch out of Montrose from 1933-1936 and again during 1939-1941. By the early 1940’s, as bigger locomotives came on the line, many of the smaller 2-8-0s were either being scrapped or used as yard engines. In March of 1941 the 315 was sidelined for a few months. It was taken to Alamosa for repairs during September and October, then sent to Durango to become a yard engine. At this time, it gained a rear light and had the road pilot replaced with a switchman platform. It was shopped again in 1945, receiving new flues and other major work.
In 1948 the 315 was used in the Warner Brothers movie, Colorado Territory. When released in June 1949, it was the first of many films made by Hollywood in the Durango area, which saved the Silverton Branch line through tourism. The 315 remained in service in Durango until October 1949.
Jackson Clark and the Durango Rotary Club saved the 315 from being scrapped by convincing the D&RGW to lease it to the city for display. The 315 was placed in Brookside Park on North Main Street in September 1950. When the D&RGs was getting ready to abandon the Durango to Alamosa line, the 315 was donated to the Chamber of Commerce in 1968. In 1986 the 315 was moved to Gateway Park, now Santa Rita Park, to be near the new visitors center.
Since being displayed in a park the 315 received numerous coats of paint and lost a number of parts. In October 2000, at the request of the DRHS, the locomotive was granted a historic landmark designation by the City of Durango. In December 2000 the Chamber of Commerce transferred ownership to the City of Durango.
The 315 normally operates on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad during that railroad's annual Railfest event held every August. In 2016, the 315 made a return to the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad to participate in their Narrow Gauge Rendezvous event held on August 25. It remained on the C&TS to play a part in the festivities associated with 37th National Narrow Gauge Convention on September 4, 2017.
www.drhs315.org/blog/drgw-315/
Beautiful photography. My favorite loco. Thank you.
Thank you. That was a great day!
Beautifully done
Thank you!
Outstanding video!
Beautiful footage and Locomotive, liked the caboose also 🚂😎👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video Thomas!
Thank you!
Awesome video Tom! 315 is a real beauty. When I saw 315 opening day it had an issue with its tender coupling (from what I heard) just as it was gonna pull the dinner train. Passengers were stuck in Cumbres for almost 3 hours and they had dinner there. Lots of delays there that afternoon
Thank you Chris! I talked to their dispatcher a couple times and he sounded liked there was some doubt that the freight would happen with 315. Glad it got fixed! That thing starting to move was one of the coolest things I've ever seen.
Nice video!
Thanks Boris!
Extrordinary video and locations, Tom!
Thank you Parker!
Just wondering could you do a video on ATCS like a walk thru?
There are actually some really good tutorials on youtube already. That's how I learned how to set it up. I would suggest doing that because I'm no expert.
Ok. I plan on getting my first scanner soon!
I have a Uniden BC125AT which I am happy with. I put a 15 inch antenna on it which helped, but an even longer one would be better. With a scanner and ATCS you're going to be set up for sure!
Beautiful train
It sure is! Thanks for watching!
awesome, would love ride behind 315 someday just a bit costly me being in norcal
I know a guy who drove over 4500 miles roundtrip from Indiana to ride that train.
awesome, definitely worth the drive
He rose in the caboose so I'm sure he thought it was well worth it.
Amazing video! Did you get any video of the K-36s running?
Yes, I got 487 and 488. I will post those in the next week or two. Thanks for commenting and watching!
Yard Limit you’re welcome can’t wait to see them
Hi Tom, I've been back a number of times since I first discovered your UA-cam site around Christmas last year and love watching your trains. In this video, right at the 3:51 mark, it looks like the drive wheels suddenly spin without traction on the track. Given what must be the weight of the engine I wonder if this is possible, or if it's some type of visual illusion? Andy
Welcome back, Andy! Indeed the wheels did slip. You can see and hear it happen in the video. I think it's pretty common on those steep grades and the locomotives do carry sand to aid with the traction.
Thanks for the reply, Tom. I am sure if I'd had the sound turned on I'd have not asked. I apologize for what turned out to be a dumb question. Got a few slipping wheels of my own, lol. But, in my defense I'll admit I tend to keep the sound off when I look at your train videos, or the ones linked to on your site. While the sound adds another dimension I find the visual even more spectacular when silent. It's like a heightened sense of awareness when I watch with the sound off. But, I'd best turn it on next time before asking a question. Thanks for your reply.
Happy to reply, but there's nothing like the sound of a steam engine, especially one getting under way.
Yes, I went back, turned on the sound and from now on for steam engines I'll be sure to have it on. I'd forgotten how much the sound added to that engine being a live thing in ways I can't think of any other mechanical device coming close to.
She is beautiful!
Indeed she is. Definitely one of my favorites.
I believe it is Canon City, not Canyon City.... yes?
Great footage!
Thank you, you are correct and I've fixed it. Thanks for the compliment!
Pronounced like canyon
nice video bro
Thanks!
Light up the weels