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Mountain Thunder - Steam on the Heber Valley and Nevada Northern railroads DVD spike 6060 (ingersoll canada) on 2012-02-08 14:27:25.
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this is a must for steam buffs great picture quality in bluray quality makes for great photography sound wise crank this up like standing beside the tracks Mountain Thunder - Steam on the Heber Valley and Nevada Northern railroads DVD Lloyd (United States) on 2011-03-30 12:48:03.
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I liked the high quality you get on Bluray Discs. The Nevada Northern Railroad is one of my Favorite Railroads. Mountain Thunder - Steam on the Heber Valley and Nevada Northern railroads DVD Steamboy (Revere MA US) on 2020-03-19 14:29:04.
We begin this 100 minute program by visiting the Heber Valley Railroad in Utah, as Union Pacific 618 is making some morning preparations for the freight special alongside deer creek reservoir in February of 2006 or 2007. While 618 is being serviced, camera operator Peter Crooke does the narration of the town of Heber city and the actual railroad, as well as 618. With a pair of semaphore signals and a vintage truck, 618 backs up through a cloud of smoke, and later makes a runby between the yard and the highway with the snow covered mountains in the background. The sun is still rising as 618 whistles for the crossing. Many of these scenes were used in lots and lots of trains volume 3 from 2007 and also lots and lots of big trains part 1 from 2012 by Marshall publishing. Moments later, another runby is performed 3 times. this time it's from the opposite side of the tracks. During the special, 618 is carrying a northern pacific boxcar, a union Pacific hopper, a tank car, 2 Rio Grande hoppers, a flat bed, a Rio Grande gondola, and a union pacific caboose. These scenes were made on a 2 day weekend so keep your eyes open for the rearranged freight with extra cars as well as 2 different whistles: one peanut sized, and one that is a deep toned steamboat whistle that originally came with great western 75. Afterwards, 618 backs up and performs another runby at The crossing. Listen carefully for a wheelslip. Further down the line, 618 crosses over a bridge. Note the camera microphone on the left side of the screen. Moments later, 618 backs up for another runby as it goes through the trees. During the second runby, the camera is alongside the tracks. From across deer.creek, 618's peanut sized whistle is heard as well as a bird calling off screen. Next, the engine is in Highball mode with number 75's whistle. Afterwards, 618 passes by a boxcar at a siding in Charleston. Moments later, the sky is 100% blue as 618 passes by a concrete barn in the background. Another runby is made from a different angle. Beyond the barn, 618 negotiates a bend as it passes by the photographers, then it makes another runby. Afterwards, 618 whistles by an empty siding for a couple more scenes. Moments later, 618 is at the deer creek reservoir while Peter does a brief narration on this part of the line. Here The consolidation does a couple more runbys on this part of the Heber Valley to Vivian park branch. Afterwards, 618 is squeezing through the cliffs as it negotiates a bend, then it passes by another cliff alongside the deer creek reservoir. Listen to the peanut sized whistle. Before another runby, a tour of the cab is included, as well as a ride down the line with a steamboat whistle. Peter was inside the cab, as other photographers are in a diesel powered passenger train which is ahead of the special. Mike Manweiler is the engineer for the 2 day special. and Greg Udolph is the fireman. Keep in mind that 618 is burning 3 tons of coal, 3000 gallons of water. With the cab ride portion completed, 618 passes by an empty siding. With the runby completed, 618 does a back up move, and would have to be coupled up to the tank car which contains 10,000 gallons of water. The tank car that is closest to 618 on the freight with number 75's steamboat whistle is UTLX 85302. This would include some back and forth switching operations, as well as a blow down effect. As 618 is uncoupled from the freight to pick up the tank car with water, note the letters OSL on the rear which is short for Oregon short line, as 618 was originally numbered 1068 in 1907. With switching completed as well as the special pipe connected between 618 and the tank car, the freight resumes it's journey down the , after it gets some maintenance. Some automobiles are in the background as 618 negotiates an S curve, on the day it wore a peanut whistle. The sun is blowing as 618 makes a nice start up with the mountains in the background, and deer creek reservoir as well. Another runby is performed, this time it's on the top of a hill, as 618 is making a nice go away shot while negotiating an S curve, and also blowing its peanut whistle. The sun is setting as 618 is between the mountains, and the reservoir as it blows its own peanut whistle while negotiating a variety of bends. Earlier, we see the engine as it passes by a siding with extra cars from the day it wore a steamboat whistle. A caterpillar construction quarry is in the background as 618 approaches the camera crew. Deep in the Provo river canyon, 618 makes a couple more runbys before the Heber Valley segment came to a close. Today, all of these trains on the Deer creek reservoir route is operated by diesels while 618 and 75 are still waiting for more money during its rebuild. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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