DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN by Pentrex

: cover

"DENVER & RIO GRANDE WESTERN", Pentrex, 1 hour 52 minutes, 2004

This DVD covers both Moffat Tunnel route from Denver and Tennessee Pass route from Pueblo to Salt Lake City. It was shot in 1986 when Rio Grande was still independent and trains had caboose and manned helpers.

I watched several Rio Grande oriented DVDs, but I think this DVD is the best; picture is crisp, sound is deep and sunlight is dramatic. My favorites are: eastbound unit coal train passing the crossing in snow, and the eastbound train leaving Bond in the oblique sunlight.

We can find the flashing yellow signal I mentioned in the other page during the cab ride through the Royal Gorge.

Here are the contents;
01: Introduction
02: Denver to Plain
03: Plain to east Portal
04: Winter Park to Bond
05: Bond to Glenwood Springs
06: Glenwood to Minturn
07: Minturn to Pueblo
08: Denver to Pueblo
09: Denver to Winter Park ( The Ski Train)
10: Salt Lake City to Grand Jct.
Bonus Material: Royal Gorge Cab Ride

You can see the entire movie here on Youtube.



　
Fail-Safe design 02で言及したDVD。Rio Grandeの晩期（1986年）の姿を、その路線毎に紹介する。Rio GrandeのDVDは多く出ているが、光線の具合など、筆者の所有するものの中では、この映像が一番美しいように思う。ナレーションのon/offが可能なのもうれしい。くだんの「黄点滅の信号機」は特典映像として収録されている23分間の添乗動画にある。

Fail-Safe design 02；
http://riogrande.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2010-03-01