What If? The Rio Grande Used K-37's on 'The Silverton'?
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- Опубліковано 11 сер 2023
- What If?... What if the Denver and Rio Grande Western ran its largest narrow gauge locomotives to Silverton, what would it look like? Wonder no more...
To watch this footage without narration, check out: • Rio Grande 493 to Silv...
To watch 'A Slim Princess in The Rockies', check out: • The Slim Princess in T...
In this video, we’ll follow the Durango and Silverton’s largest operating locomotive, K-37 493 as it pulled a mixed train up the line from Durango to Silverton. Catching up to the train after dawn, we got on board and pondered the views of What if the Denver and Rio Grande Western ran something larger than a K-28 past Rockwood. Historically, nothing bigger than those 470’s made it past that little hamlet until the Durango and Silverton took over the line in 1981. During the 1980’s the railroad brought on larger K-36’s and a lone K-37, the 497 to the roster, with the latter being traded to the Cumbres and Toltec for another 480.
In the late 2010's though, it was decided to bring back long unused 493 back into operation after 50 years to be an oil burner due to the changing long-term climate conditions in the southwestern United States.
In September of 2021 the late Jim Wrinn, the editor of Trains Magazine sponsored a charter that featured this locomotive front and center on the first day. Meanwhile, on the second day, the trip was split with the 493 mainly handling the passenger consist, and Southern Pacific 18 taking the freight portion to Tacoma where it was all put back as a mixed train. If you’d like to check out the Southern Pacific 18 on this trip, check out my other video, The Slim Princess in the Rockies.
So join us now on our trip to this look into an alternate reality of what could have once been on the Rio Grande Narrow Gauge. We'll hit up the Rockwood Shelf above Shalona Lake, The famous "High Line", Tacoma High Bridge, Tacoma, Teft Bridge (located in the canyon below Purgatory Ski Area, formerly 'Durango Mountain Resort), Needleton, Elk Park, Highball Alley, Bakers Park, and Silverton. The video ends with the train traversing the famed Rockwood Cut, made famous by Robert Redford when he jumped from it onto the top of Union Pacific's 'Overland Express' in the 1969 movie, 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'. We'll also catch cameo appearances by 'Slim Princess' 4-6-0 # 18 of the Southern Pacific Railroad on loan from California's 'Carson and Colorado Railroad Museum' in the Owens Valley, one of the remnants of that railroad's narrow gauge empire. Also, we'll catch K-36 480 on the daily Silverton train at Elk Park and Tacoma.
So join us as we leave the Durango YardLimit following the only operating 490 that is not taken care of by Hyce. Become a Virtual Railfan as I do all the hiking off the train to bring you the views from high on the slopes. There are no distant signals on this railroad, as the Rio Grande never installed signals and we're in dark territory, but not under siege. Coaster Fan? Well, the railroad is like a roller coaster sometimes, and we're on the shore of Shalona Lake. So make sure to put on some C.W. McCall and enjoy that if you hate my voice. - Авто та транспорт
Greatly enjoyed my video visit. Thanks for your effort in post. Really looks nice.
Thank you very much!
Absolutely crazy beautiful!
I think this is the most beautiful videos of steam locomotives. Great color and composition.
Great quality and great video!
Magnificent production! We rode the DSNGR a month ago. Incredible experience.
One of your best videos yet! Great photography as always, and I appreciated the story as well.
Aw, shucks....
Great video! Sad I missed this event and the ones this month, it sucks being so busy! :( Thanks for sharing tho.
An excellent video, with great scenes from the DSNGR. Fantastic shots of the K37 #493# steam locomotive and the freight car, passenger car and the caboose. Thank you for showing me.
Glad you enjoyed it
Most groovy man. Thank you very much.
Rock on!
These shots you have in this video are fantastic
Thanks!
Imagine if during the early 20th century, the Rio grande built the narrow gauge westward towards four corners and beyond to connect with the SP’s Narrow Gauge system with the Carson & Colorado.
Great coverage! I really need to get on one of their photo charters soon.
Thanks! I try and put out a half way decent product
Awesome video, keep it up!
I’m trying, but the railroad…
Greetings I just finish watching one of your UA-cam on the DMV Rio grande and I want to say this it’s absolutely fantastic the filming the quality of the film was absolutely superb the actual the scenery at self is so bright and green he was really well done I am Australian I love Australian Narrow Gauge America Narrow Gauge European Narrow Gauge English Narrow Gauge or whatever it’s called clash so once again I just want to say thank you for putting up a beautiful UA-cam well done Service well done yours Jeff Melbourne Australia
Awesome! Great job! ❤
Thank you! 😄
I saw the Slim Princess at the Durango roundhouse.
Great detailed video and super well done.
I model this area with many scratch-built HO scale bridges. This detailed video provides me with a lot of great info and scenes to base my mountain model railroad on. Gave a Sub too for a great job.
Phil
NYC / Jersey Shore Area
Thanks! It's a beautiful area I'm very intertwined with my family history in these mountains.
The trestle that is shown in the thumbnail though is no more, as its replacement had its first train roll over it yesterday (2 May 2024), and a steel girder bridge replaced it. But, it will help make sure that this railroad will continue to keep rolling into the next century.
@@Big_Diehl Hard to tell from the thumbnail which trestle it is? Would you have a time marker on where it shows up on your video? By the way, your videos are very well done. I used to do videography before starting my photography business. Thanks...
Phil
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@@Big_Diehl Thanks. I will check it out. Have a good day...
Phil
Hey Big Diehl !!! Great video & Thanks for sharing the ride !!! 🙂🙃😉👍👍👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful work. The K-37 is my favorite locomotive. Heading back to Durango in a week to ride the train again and get some footage. I must ask, what camera did you film with?
Nikon Z6 with an Atomos Recorder.
the quality of the video is amazing, like i was there. what's the set up, if you don't mind me asking?
Everything was shot with a Nikon Z6, aside from the in cab footage and the drone at CRRM. Then everything was recorded via a Atomos Ninja V (except the Granite Point sequence).
Our video of 476 in “1973” was shot with the same set up, but in 10bit which allowed for even more color grading (and saving of highlights) than this set up.
Nobody does it better 💯
Makes me feel sad for the rest
I did not realize it was time to replace the bridge already. Bit then again its been there forever and mostly made of wood
It's not the wood that needs to be replaced... I mean, it does, but you can usually do that piecemeal. The other problems compounding it, just as its height above the river are what's helping in the need of replacement.
What years did the k-37 #497 operate on the D&S and did it ever go to Silverton?
Now if the C&TS can get #497 rebuilt we'll have three operational K-37's!
*Pawn Shop Meme* "Best I can do is 492..."
Seeing the smokestack go from white to black, back and forth a couple times, tells you something.
And what is that?
491 at C&TS or DSNGR when?
You’d have to ask @Hyce…
@@Big_Diehl ok then see if hes live tonight
then ill ask
The 491 is in Operation at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden, Colorado
@@AJFreeman-oj4rp i know
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Now make a video explaining WHY the larger engines were NOT used to Silverton.. The K-36's and K-37's ran from Alamosa to Durango, and south to Farmington.... but why not north? Make that video.
Cumbres and Toltec is a much better railroad 🛤️.
Is it because it’s 19 miles longer than the D&SNG?
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No, it’s because it’s wide open country not just following a river. More like it was in the old west, u can see forever. Have to go see it. And they use coal trains too, not oil as Durango does.
@@stephensfarms7165 Trust me, man. The oil conversion _had_ to be done to prevent future forest fires from taking place in the Rockies.
@@kjfenterprises9618
I know that. Cumbres RR is open country and not following rock walls. Cumbres has never had any problems with that. I’ll never go to Durango and that train again. Over rated.
@@stephensfarms7165 I can respect that.