Vintage Rio Grande and Utah Railway action at Soldier Summit.
See vintage black and orange Rio Grande action and rare film of the RSD and "Alligator" ALCOs of the Utah Railway. Both railroads had a long history of hauling massive coal trains over the summit, with helper sets of six or seven six-axle diesels to tackle the 2-percent grades. Ride the Rio Grande Zephyr with its orange and silver F-units through the Wasatch Range, and learn the region's history and the changes of the late 1990s as UP power and trackage-rights BNSF trains took over.
Features
- Documentary on the Rio Grande and the Utah Railway at Soldier Summit
- DVD with a runtime of 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Coal trains, RSD and "Alligator" ALCOs, helper sets and the Rio Grande Zephyr in the Wasatch Range
- Produced by Charles Smiley
Vintage Rio Grande and Utah Railway action at Soldier Summit.
See vintage black and orange Rio Grande action and rare film of the RSD and "Alligator" ALCOs of the Utah Railway. Both railroads had a long history of hauling massive coal trains over the summit, with helper sets of six or seven six-axle diesels to tackle the 2-percent grades. Ride the Rio Grande Zephyr with its orange and silver F-units through the Wasatch Range, and learn the region's history and the changes of the late 1990s as UP power and trackage-rights BNSF trains took over.
Features
- Documentary on the Rio Grande and the Utah Railway at Soldier Summit
- DVD with a runtime of 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Coal trains, RSD and "Alligator" ALCOs, helper sets and the Rio Grande Zephyr in the Wasatch Range
- Produced by Charles Smiley