Speed Graphic Film and Video | N&W 611 from Roanoke, Memorial Day Weekend 2017--Part II @SpeedGraphicFilmVideo | Uploaded June 2017 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 handled six excursions over Memorial Day weekend 2017. My video camera and stereo mike array were there for all six. This is the second of three videos of the trip, one for each day.
For the story behind this video, go here: wheresteamlives.net/encounters-with-the-queen
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 No. 611 handled six excursions over Memorial Day weekend 2017. My video camera and stereo mike array were there for all six. This is the second of three videos of the trip, one for each day.
For the story behind this video, go here: wheresteamlives.net/encounters-with-the-queen
![Railroading in Colorado, 1916 [Silent]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uhziau1iLKQ/hqdefault.jpg "Railroading in Colorado, 1916 [Silent]
Henry Fords cameramen traveled west in 1916, and on the way captured some scenes of railroad operations in the state of Colorado. Scenes include:
0:20 Denver & Rio Grande passenger trains in Royal Gorge, include a ride in one of their open cars.
4:11 Unknown doubleheaded passenger train emerging from a tunnel, with a helper (cut in ahead of the observation car) at the rear.
4:41 Freight train, location unknown
4:52 Freight train, location unknown
5:04 Long shot of the Georgetown Loop (?)
5:14 Driving up Pikes Peak. Shots of the Manitou & Pikes Peak cog railway.")
