Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- On Tuesday, June 11, Wednesday, June 12, and Sunday, June 16, 2019 (for one shot), I chased the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. These few days were some of the best days of my life. I had fantastic weather with an awesome show from all of the locomotives. The locomotives featured in this video are 473, 482, and 486. The main locomotive in this video is 482 followed by 486 and 473 with the least amount of shots. I really had a great time in this beautiful part of the country! Enjoy the video!
Disclaimer: I apologize for the lengthy video. I did not want to cut shots because all of them are important to me, and there was not a natural break that would keep the flow of the video. If you choose to do so, watching this video in multiple segments would be a good choice. However you decide to watch this video, I hope you enjoy it!
Filmed & Edited by Mark Turkovich
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©MPT Productions 2019
Rode this train when I was a kid back in the 70s. Changed my life. Thanks dad wherever you are :) I still have the souvenir knife made in Germany my dad bought me in Silverton. Can't even imagine living somewhere where there aren't mountains now.
Glad you enjoyed the ride!
this is gorgous. this made me remember when i was younger, and i watched a dvd called winter steam spectacular. the memories are awesome
Ken Norcott thank you Ken! I remember watching that video when I was very young as well. Thanks for the kind words
I actually have that DVD. It’s one of my favorite childhood DVD’s
@@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266 cool
@@mattdotsonrailfanproductio266 I remember that my dad used to watch it with me
Ever since first seeing it in Marathon Of Steam Volume 1 - Narrow Rails Still Shine, the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has been my favourite American tourist railroad. It’s number one on my list of places to visit in Colorado, as well as the United States itself.
It’s my second favorite. Personally, I like the Cumbres & Toltec better and I think it is a more authentic experience.
@@MPT_Productions that one was also featured, as wells as in Steam Rotary In The Rockies from the same DVD.
@@NSWSteamFan cool
@@MPT_Productions yj ch8
I’ve seen a lot of nice videos of this railroad but this one has by far the best audio. Using the Röde microphone really makes a difference, especially since I listened with headphones. Of course the video is great also.
James Rea Thank you, James! I really appreciate the compliments!!
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You did a great job on your video footage. I have taken this ride 2 times. I am taking it again in the 1st week of October. 2021. I'm flying in from Florida. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Steven! Enjoy your ride
54:00 would make for an awesome still. Also gives an idea of just how narrow the wheels in relation to the width of the loco. Nice video!
It would! Yes, I always found that interesting how big these beasts are compared to the track width. And Thank you :)
Great video 👍, the colors are so rich and the smoke is so purple black. Very nice. Excellent work. Great job. A must watch video of 🚂 train. 👌
Ronald Stephens Thank you so much!! It really means a lot to me! I'm glad you liked the colors!
honestly it's more gray but the camera added a bit of purple in it, good point though.
Jared Axton I’m glad you enjoyed the colors.
@@MPT_Productions , Yeah, Normally you don't see purple black smoke, it was probably the lighting at the beginning, but very enjoyable video.
Jared Axton i hope so too. The lighting usually does that though
The sound of a steam engine whistle is almost a spiritual experience for me. I saw my first steam engines (5 total), NYC 4-8-4's pulling a coal drag near my house when I was about 4 years old. Now I'm 74 and the sounds of a steam locomotive still give me a thrill. Thanks for your wonderful video of one of my most favorite rail roads. ;-)
Thank you very much for the compliment and also for the story. I would loved to have seen a Niagara running. So unfortunate they are all gone.
We oldsters have many fond memories of playing around steam engines. I remember way back in the mid-1950's, putting pennies on the tracks near our home to see the steam engine flatten them.
@@emsnewssupkis6453 and Robert Weldon, same here. I have been fascinated by the steam engine locomotive trains since I was a 5-year-old boy in in the mid-1950's (I'm 72 now). Our house, which was gone long time ago was beside the train station (very small with 2 benches for waiting passengers and a small ticket booth) in Agdangan, Quezon Province (4K-5K population), a small town 179 Km. or 112 miles south of Manila, Philippines. I could still vividly remember that every time the cargo locomotive trains (I called them "choo-choo" trains, because of their noisy chug-chug sound) passed by late at night, our house was shaking as if there was an earthquake, getting me awaken from sleep, LOL. Yes, I (and my naughty playmates) had the same fond memories of placing some 1 centavo (Phil. 1 cent coin) on the rail tracks to be flatten by the locomotive train passing. In addition, whenever a passenger locomotive train stopped at our station, we would ride the train and dis-embark while it was slowly departing. In a nutshell, the steam engine locomotives or choo-choo trains will remain to be one of my life-time memories to be remembered. My sincere thanks to MPT Productions for posting this article/video in RUclips.
Isn't that absolutely stunning 😍
I’m glad you enjoyed 🙂
@@MPT_Productions I remember when steam was running, before diesel took over. Have just begun work on my first steam locomotive painting. Am hoping to do a series, videos such as this are not only very enjoyable but very helpful for my project.
@@sandydimond3363 I’m happy it’s helpful and enjoyable! I have quite a few more videos if you need anymore inspiration. Thanks!
Wonderful video, love the shots you got. Spotted myself as a brakeman at 46:42 and 1:10:33
Thank you!! I typically try to go for different shots than most people do, especially on a line that has as many photographers and videographers as the D&S. That’s awesome you work there! I’d love to work for a railroad, especially one as great as the D&S. Thanks again!
Great to see there is still at least 2 class 1 steam railroads at their finest still in commercial service, at least in the US :D
Jared Axton it sure is!! I’m not sure if you would consider the Durango & Silverton Commercial Service if you mean in service working to deliver thing as this is a tourist railroad, but I know what you mean. Could take it either way.
@@MPT_Productions , That makes sense, or you could call it a heritage railroad since it doesn't have any diesels pulling passenger trains, at least from what I've seen. By the way, when I said "commercial service", I meant like trains running on existing time tables, just to to clarify.
Jared Axton Thank you for the clarification. Either could work then.
@@MPT_Productions Sorry if I'm blowing up your notifications by the way.
Jared Axton it’s alright. I don’t mind
Nice footage Mark! That Powell 3 Chime on 482 is amazing! Should be on 480 tho ;)
Thank you so much, Joe! I agree. I think 482 and 480 should swap whistles. Both whistles would sound better on the other.
This is a great video! I rode the train from Durango to Silverton in the Summer of '68. It was still a D&RGWR.R. branch line
back then. A lot has changed since those days, but your video brought back some fond memories.
Thanks, Roger! Glad you enjoyed!
Having worked in HOLLYWOOD for 40 years I congratulate you on some great footage, however that same great footage would be a lot greater if you edited it into a linear journey that would really highlight the Durango & Silverton Railway!
You need to ride the train and show the spectacular Animas River and all the other breath taking scenery, give the video some pace and meaning...
For 25 years of my career I was at 20th Century-Fox, and we had an exciting train picture from 1973 called EMPEROR OF THE NORTH POLE... you know the music theme from that film A MAN AND A TRAIN sung by Marty Robbins would fit your great footage of the train coming round the mountain like a glove, along with other music cues.
We shot the train robbery on that very same railroad for BUTCH CASSIDY & THE SUNDANCE KID, but many other westerns used it before us like most notably Universal's NIGHT PASSAGE and Paramount's DENVER & RIO GRANDE which actually staged a real train crash between two period locos racing towards each other, augmented by dynamite.
A tip I learned from several Academy Award winning editors and cinematographers, is never fall in love with your footage when it comes to cutting, no matter how sentimental you feel about it.
If only we had drones back in the day, instead of having to risk life and limb hanging out of a helicopter and praying we got the shot we wanted... best wishes to you!
Thanks for the kind remarks and the advice Graham. I do have a video featuring the ride as a separate video since an all inclusive video would be far too long for RUclips or would result in cutting some great scenery
@@MPT_Productions In this age of very short attention spans... what I would do is make a
3-minute video trailer and cut it to the music tempo of A MAN AND A TRAIN.
I'm too old for computer software, but seeing what so many RUclipsrs put together with it, well it's just amazing... film cutting, dissolves, special edits that took days, weeks even, now done in seconds... If it's good enough, who knows the Durango & Silverton might want to use it!
@@grahamhill6340 as a matter of fact, they have used a little bit of it 🙂
@@MPT_Productions Like I said... use the Marty Robbins song and it'll really impress them!
Mix the music with your sound
I could do it myself with simple straight cuts... but if yours and other HD footage was remastered at 60 frames per second, then the train and scenery would really make the viewer feel like they were there. It's spectacular like first seeing Cinerama or Imax in its clarity, brightness and resolution.
Check out some 60fps RUclips videos like a fan did the opening scene of BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK... others did it for short historical footage!
@@grahamhill6340 I’ll have to try that out. Thanks!
Great video Mark! Keep it up.
Thank you very much!
Your welcome so are you in USA?
@@phatboy3718 yes indeed.
Oh okay im in malaysia
So whats your fav color?
O trem e tudo de bom obrig 💥💯
Great video! Thank you for sharing! 🙂
Alfonso Rodriguez Thank you very much!
I would like to see the Durango and Silverton meet up with The Cumbres and Toltec in New Mexico.
It would be nice to see the two railroads connected once again, but sadly that more than likely will never happen
Awesome It's Really Beautiful Journey. I WiSh I Were There In Steam Train.............
great train video bro
Thank you!
I was at Durango two weeks ago and I got to see 482 in the roundhouse and 480 take a ride on the turntable
Max M very cool!
I'm dead 13:00 the poor ladies LMAOOOOOO
Open borders for Israel oh ya lolol a couple of other people said the same thing back in June when I released it. Still funny everytime
Came here to say the same thing!
Some of those gradients look pretty steep, the engine's working hard.
oldfartatplay1320 yes, it is a very steep line. Not quite as much as the Cumbres and Toltec, but they do need to work hard to get to silverton.
Merci beaucoup pour cet agréable voyage à travers ces paysages magnifiques.
Un vrai voyage à travers le temps et l'espace !!!...
Une comparaison entre ce train d'une autre époque et les trains à grande vitesse de nos jours, permet de voir le développement des moyens de transport qui sont devenus très rapides et très confortables et moin polluants !!!...
Mais, à chaque époque son charme ❤❤❤❤
How do you get some of these shots?! There amazing.
Strictly Steam Thank you!! Almost all of them were right off the road, but some you have to hike a little to get there.
Amazing! How can i go to the Sports at 43:50 and 1:02:20?
Thanks! Those are both accessed from Rockwood by walking south and north of rockwood respectively
Noice chasing my friend
Thanks a bunch dude!
Alle austeigen und schieben,die arme Lok. ;)
Guido Dedeus das ist lustig 😂
That first minute, is the scene I’m gonna build for my N scale Durango and silverton electric train, well, imma try anyways...edit: is #481 a real locomotive? That’s what’s on my model.
Good luck! And yes it is. It’s owned by the railroad and used quite often
@@MPT_Productions check it out! Short video, watch your beginning 2 mins first then watch my video till 3rd pass
ruclips.net/video/jgpW6-odQvo/видео.html
@@TheFrogfeeder looks good!
I see 476,482 and 486 steam locomotives. But where's the steam locomotive number 478.
473, 482, and 486 were running the days I filmed and 478 is in the museum
Nice videos
Thank you!
@@MPT_Productions very good
@@pranowobaris94 thanks!
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How fast are these trains? they look like they're doing 30-35 mph.
Jared Axton they look like they go that fast sometimes. I think the fastest is 15-20. I’m not sure though
@@MPT_Productions You know, if you ever get the chance to head up to Alaska the White Pass & Yukon Route RR has a pair of narrow gauge steam locomotives. It's a really beautiful railroad I'd highly recommend it, even if it's only 1 video.
Jared Axton i really want to go there one day. My family was talking about going there sometime for a vacation, so if and when I go, I’ll make sure to get to the WP&Y
@@MPT_Productions Nice, it's a mostly diesel railroad though, but if your lucky you can find the steam locomotives, I didn't see them when I was up there in 2014, but they are truly amazing.
@@MPT_ProductionsMy family is thinking about a trip on the D&S or the C&T, but I looked at ticket prices and I'm kinda doubtful they'll do it unless I come up with a crazy solution to convince them, lol.
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Kill tourism, go green, end this train. Yup, less money for Colorado, good dea, hreen deal lets ho.
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I really wish I could wake up to steam trains rolling thru town in the morning, but trains rarely come by my house and if they do they are always hauled by diesels.
Jared Axton same here
@@MPT_Productions 0k ki
When I was a kid about 17 I spent 18 months with my Grandmother her house backed onto the main line I overlooked steam locomotives working 7 days a week It was fantastic waking up to steamers shunting really great
I rode this when I was super little. I love the awesome asthetic of the ride. Its so much fun!
It sure is!
Manoel da Silva da pé recife
Wonderful footage of this amazing railroad!
Thanks a lot, Jack!
A fantastic video. You really captured the atmosphere. I'm hoping to get over from the UK to come and visit the D&S. It looks amazing.
Engine John Thank you very much! It truly is a great place. Hope you get to go.
Muy bonito el tren y los paisajes. Como me gustaría recorrer esos lugares.
Excellent filmcraft! It reminds me a visit few years ago to Mallorca/Baleares and their Tren de Soller mountain train from Palma de Mallorca to Soller.
Thank you!
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Bruh i'm gonna have to watch the rest after church, great video so far tho Mark
lol Thank you, Lane!
The black smoke is highly health hazards ,isn't. nice video.
Would we be able to get some epic train livestreams soon, and loved the video
Thank you so much! I was planning to!
Места очень красивые. Спасибо.
Awesome capture my friend Excellent video 💯 fantactic locomotive 😍 Like 😅 And Greeting 🙋🏻from argentina 🇦🇷 nuevo suscriptor 😁💪🏻 suscríbete
Sensacional!! 😃👍
Muito lindo vê locomotiva no deserto
Having ancestral ties to this, it sure stirs a great emotion of pride. Beautiful work and film-manship.
It’s awesome your ancestor worked for this railroad! Thank you, Charlie
Tàu hỏa hơi nước vẫn rất thú vị 👍👍👍👍.
Ive been there, done that. CANT WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!
Great catches MPT wish I was able to go to that railroad!
USS45Fan2105 Thank you very much! If you have the chance to go, you should go.
@@MPT_Productions yes I would love to but I live very far from there but some day I'll head over there an check out the operation
USS45Fan2105 i live far too, but you never know when you might have the chance :)
@@MPT_Productions yes ur right well sometime in the future I'll get down there. Anyways good catches 👍
USS45Fan2105 Thanks again!
Linda ❤️💕
Woooow amazing
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed!
Amazing video!
Thank you very much!
The river flow and the train mixed into 1 shot at 49:00 is a really cool.
Jared Axton Thank you! I really liked that shot too. The snow capped mountain and the smoke cloud really made the shot superb.
Very nice. Good clear videos all from ground, no riding train even in gorge. The rails are very uneven and the train bounces around lots like at 40:45. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! and yes they are.
Great footage! Which railroad is harder to railfan, the D&S or the C&TS?
Buynot Thank you very much! Both are very easy, but the C&TS is easier because there is only one road and you literally are already driving to the spots. In addition. There is much more traffic on the roads in Durango.
Entre le bruit et la fumée, le voisins de la gare doivent être heureux !
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Great music at the end, "Oh Susana" but on harmonic, am I right???
Jared Axton Thank you! You would be correct!
I love this train ride when The first time I rode on Durango and Silverton Train as little boy
nice!
I first rode it in 1963. We loved visiting the trains and stayed at Ah! Wilderness which used to be half way between Silverton and Durango. Alas, that no longer exists.
@@emsnewssupkis6453 don’t be silly
@@jacobhinojosa6462 I was referring to 'Ah Wilderness' vacation camp which was serviced by the trains.
Pery pery god
Absoltly beautiful, love and miss it alot
Thanks!
Fantastic ❤
Thank you!
SA bring back steam trains pls
WAY too many cars for that place
poor thing 😟
@@LegacyIvyTerascale the engines can handle it, and enough people want to ride to require that many cars.
13:00 the fear on that ladies face when the wheels slipped😂😂
Adam Cordell it’s about time someone made a comment about that. I thought it was hilarious. It was like
Me: oh that’s nice wheel slip. It’ll be a nice shot in the video. Oh those ladies got scared. That was kind of funny lol.
So there’s 473 which is my first favourite and 481 is my second favourite so I see 473,482 and 486 are running in the video and I know where 481, 480 and 476 are they’re in the roundhouse in the Durango yard
Yep! 478 was in the museum, 498 in the yard, and 493 was under restoration
@@MPT_Productions why is 478 not operable anymore
@@rileysanesh5203 they’ve been busy restoring 476, converting 473, 480, and 493 AND keeping up with the regular maintenance of all the other engines. They just haven’t had the chance
@@MPT_Productions oh I see
@@MPT_Productions the two locomotives I like better is 481 and 473
Phenomenal production!! 486s D&RGW 5 Chime is undeniably phenomenal. Such a perfect machining for a whistle, makes me nearly tear up everytime. And that engineer was really pulling the chord down incredibly!! The sequences at 31:04, 1:07:04, 1:08:20, 1:10:02 are absolutely stellar.
Thank you for all the nice comments! And I agree, I love 486’s whistle!
@@hoolydooly5072 Thank you very much!
Bruh that shadow at 5:15 lol
ALW Productions hehehe lol I thought that was funny too
Awesome.
Thank you Casey
I took this train in 1970 and if my memory serves me it was very expensive at that time. The trip was rough and the engine smoke got into your cloths.
Cool!
ok Blackie!!🤣
Q chulada biagar en ese tren