I've had more than enough of winter this year, but...
Rusty
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Really beautiful scenery! Thanks for sharing 
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thanks for posting, very good photography in my opinion. What kind of oil does this one burn I wonder? Bert
Very enjoyable.
Trying to figure out what that guy is doing at 4:53. Tripod and camera set up, and he's lying down in the snow, and stays there motionless until after the train is well past, and then just lifts his head. Maybe spent too much time with his doobies waiting for the train to arrive.
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Breezinup - my guess is there was a photo line about where the guy who took the video was standing. Rather than ruining the shot for others near the individual whose video is playing, he lay down in the snow. Depending on where the photo line was located it is possible that for many of the photographers he would have not have shown up in the image. I've seen this sort of thing before (in person). Assuming that was the case I still don't why people wouldn't have been upset with his camera on the tripod. True, if you were taking still shots it would be an easy thing to remove via Photoshop but it would still be a problem with a video.
The other possibility is that his camera is awful close to the train and rather than worry the engineer he set the camera up and then moved back. If this was the case I will have to admit it would seem that just standing further back would have been sufficient.
Just about got my better half convinced to tag along on this and a few other Colorado rails come June.... I'll be sharing this video with her later on!
Awesome video. Thanks for posting Rusty.
Regards,
Jerry
Rusty Traque posted:I've had more than enough of winter this year, but...
Rusty
Very nice. Didn't know that the SP had access to the Durango and Silverton tracks?
Been fortunate enough to do the Durango and Silverton twice but never in the snow. That would be great. Think their winter excursions go only half way and back at that time of the year.
Great video! Thanks for posting!!
Great video. Thanks.
Orrin
I've been on the Durango & Silverton train countless times and never get tired of it. In my opinion the most beautiful scenery in the world. For train buffs it's Disneyland and Disneyworld all rolled into one. The train museum in Durango is incredible. You can take a guided tour behind the scenes into the roundhouse and maintenance garage. When my daughter and I took the tour last year we were the only ones on the tour. Its one thing to see pictures of how it use to be in the steam era but to be able to go back in time and see this real steam operation is like going back in time. This railroad holds a special place in my heart and forever will.
