Speed Graphic Film and Video | Railroading in Colorado, 1916 [Silent] @SpeedGraphicFilmVideo | Uploaded March 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Henry Ford's 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.
Henry Ford's 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.
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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.")
