The Rio Grande Railroad in "The Desert Empire" (1948)

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The Rio Grande Railroad in "The Desert Empire" (1948)

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5 жыл бұрын

This is another one of my "railfan cuts" of an old railroad promotional film. In this case, the railroad is the Denver & Rio Grande Western, and the film is promoting Utah tourism. I've removed most of the non-rail parts of the film, leaving only scenes of railroading and mining.
The original film comes from the Prelinger collection at the Internet Archive (www.archive.org/details/prelinger)

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@WiilyDerbbinphlatte 5 жыл бұрын

This is incredible. Wow, a very very rare view of Rio Grande standard gauge steam. Glad this was preserved. Thank you.

@markfrench8892 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't mind seeing this film in it's entirety. Another classic to say the least. ❤️

@Martin_Adams184 5 жыл бұрын

What a fascinating film! The ordinary railway films were interesting; but I was amazed at the copper mine. Apparently that electric railway has been replaced with pipelines and lorries. I'm sure they are more efficient; but they can't match the spectacle of those lines climbing the terraces and crossing those bridges. Amazing!

@WasatchWind Жыл бұрын

Oh I can assure you, seeing Kennecott in person is still a spectacle. You walk up to the railing... and your mind just cannot comprehend what it is seeing. You never, ever see things so big, and it hurts your mind even more to think that this massive pit was dug by people.

@Jones3DModelingClub 5 жыл бұрын

Such a precious video! Thank you for uploading. Nice to see D&RGW's "Westerns" 4-8-4s leading some streamlined heavyweight cars running at high speed (11:14)

@nathandeal9703 2 жыл бұрын

They really had some beautiful ones didn’t they?

@jaminova_1969 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, how I wish I could have lived in that timeperiod!

@SuperFoxyRailwayProduction6702 3 жыл бұрын

incredible video we have found the train whistle that comes out in the disney movie the aristocats

@fordlandau 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic film.

@MicrobyteAlan 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice vintage video. Thanks from Orlando Florida

@sharpshooter012345 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed watching this.

@105C09 5 жыл бұрын

Great job editing. If you aren't trained then you must have a natural talent. It is excell4nt as the film seems a seamless exposition without cutouts.

@arturboras6615 Жыл бұрын

Yes .., 40 s ..,50s the us without financial limits ..,🖐️

@hohenfels8585 4 жыл бұрын

Was wäre das für ein schöner film wenn man die loks hören könnte und nicht das ständige Kommentare von diesen Mann. Reden ist Silber. Schweigen ist Gold

@OfficialDenverRioGrandeWestern 4 ай бұрын

Very iconic moment in DRGW history 😢

@Rebel9668 5 жыл бұрын

Cool, I don't think I've ever been first before, lol. I believe the Tennessee pass has been abandoned now for another route. Odd thing I noticed is that at about ten minutes or so in to about ten minutes 15 seconds in, the background music track is from The Bride of Frankenstein, LOL!

@behlinski Жыл бұрын

When shipping iron ore ended on Lake Superior during the winter season the Duluth Mesabi & Iron Range RR leased their giant Yellowstone steam locomotives to the D&RGW. The Yellowstones, after hauling huge ore trains from Minnesota mines to Duluth, served their tour of duty on the D&RGW so well that they sent a letter to the DM&IR stating that the ‘Stones were the finest steam locos they had ever operated. There was much debate among railroaders whether the Yellowstone (2-8-8-4) or the UP Big Boy (4-8-8-4) was the better loco.

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 3 жыл бұрын

3:56

@T128Productions 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, where Disney found the right whistle sound for The Aristocats

@jeremybrown2815 3 жыл бұрын

3:58

@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory 2 жыл бұрын

@@T128Productions it just sounds cool, and french trains don't sound like thar

@jeremybrown1598 Жыл бұрын

3:58 that’s it alright

@OKFrax-ys2op 3 жыл бұрын

I just applied for a job on the Rio Grande I’m waiting to hear back! 🤔😂😂😂

@humbertofigueroa3455 3 жыл бұрын

I can watch this for ever

@johnuhelski8613 Ай бұрын

That would be the Arkansas River , NOT the Colorado River. Mentioned at about 1:00 .

@cambridgeh.lutece6658 4 жыл бұрын

4:30 Is that the town of Bingham? Rare view since it doesn't exist anymore.

@WasatchWind Жыл бұрын

Man, as a Utahn, I can say I'm frankly shocked that a film from the 1940s came to Utah, and did not say one insensitive thing about our state or our history. The fact that they even seemed to praise our state is baffling considering in the majority of pop culture mentions of Utah, it is almost never good.

@tomstarcevich1147 2 жыл бұрын

Back when America 🇺🇸 was 👍 great

@michaelch5060 3 жыл бұрын

I suspect this was made before 1948, I would say it's close to 1939-1940, thanks for sharing.

@OKFrax-ys2op 4 жыл бұрын

Real Steam real whistle

@trackhoe23 5 жыл бұрын

That's Don Wilson of the Jack Benny Show.

@halrobinson2737 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t think that was Don Wilson announcing. Sounds more like the announcer Bob Lamond.

@davidblankenship2720 Жыл бұрын

@@halrobinson2737 in the credits narrator: Donald Wilson incredible voice

@SpeedGraphicFilmVideo 5 жыл бұрын

You can see the entire half-hour film here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbJklpOQ1s-Ylpc.html

@danielboone3770 Жыл бұрын

😍😍😍😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

@randompeoples4018 4 жыл бұрын

The next Indonesia free port......Rio Tinton. .

@rogergarcia4564 3 жыл бұрын

Speed what is this tender engine

@SpeedGraphicFilmVideo 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure why the women in the film should be so interested in coal and copper mining. Perhaps they're heiresses. Or, more likely, the filmmakers wanted people who looked good in bathing suits when swimming in the Great Salt Lake.

@stevenlester2606 5 жыл бұрын

It was fascination to see the pit when it was at least half as deep as it is now. I've heard that most of the copper mining is finished now. I'm not sure why they were suddenly in Ogden which was SP and UP territory back then. How'd they get there?

@SpeedGraphicFilmVideo 5 жыл бұрын

Viewing the original film, it goes generally westward to the Great Salt Lake. Then it jumps to Ogden, where it catches the train back to Salt Lake City. I suppose the filmmakers did that because they wanted it to end there. And some of D&RGW's passenger trains did run through to Ogden.

@jaminova_1969 3 жыл бұрын

Given enough time and pressure, Diamonds are a girls best friend ;)

@thatonecaledonian812 7 күн бұрын

What’s the music?

@SpeedGraphicFilmVideo 5 күн бұрын

Just the generic movie music that came with the original film.

@frankmarkovcijr5459 Жыл бұрын

In the future these films as well as model railroading depicting the old America union jobs cash economy prosperity Safe Streets safe Cities Safe schools all these things are not present in today's society pray the further we get away from those times the worst everything gets which is why most everyone wishes that the old America was still here. This is why the Bureau of correct thinking Willebrand model railroading as a subversive activity. Think I am kidding there is a woman convicted in California of incorrect thinking. God help me I hope I will be dead by then