Tension is added when yorkes son whom he hasnt seen in fifteen years, trooper jeff yorke, is one of 18 recruits sent to the regiment. Two fighting railroad crews battle for the only right of way the film is a dramatization of the building of the denver and rio grande railway, which was chartered in 1870. The location picked for the headon crash was 23 miles north of durango, co at a place the crews soon dubbed scrap iron junction. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of.
This train, a secondary run that worked in conjunction with the prospector, was discontinued on october 24, 1959. Carrol naish, zasu pitts, paul fix, frank gruber, paul sawtell, ray rennahan, nat holt, harry templeton, stanley e. Denver and rio grande western railroad company american. It began with a narrowgauge line extending from denver, colorado, south to new mexico and west to salt lake city, utah. Denver and rio grande 1952 changes the movie database. Sep 10, 2009 my uncles k36 exiting the tunnel just to go back through the mountain. The film is a dramatization of the building of the denver and rio grande railroad, which was chartered in 1870.
The lead unit is none other than f unit 5771 which is thankfully preserved at the colorado railroad museum in nearby golden. You can find more information about the movie itself in its entry in imdb. With john wayne, maureen ohara, ben johnson, claude jarman jr a cavalry officer posted on the rio grande must deal with murderous raiding apaches, his son whos a risktaking recruit and his wife from whom he has been separated for many years. Denver and rio grande 1952 1 subtitles downloaded 43 times. Railroads locomotive railroad historydenver and rio grande. Gallery of 4 movie poster and cover images for denver and rio grande 1952. Map of the rio grande and pecos railway showing its. Today, interstate 70 crosses the tracks just around the first corner, but was not built until 30 years after the movie was made. This is an unofficial fan page of the fallen flag, outofbusiness denver and rio grande western railroad. Denver and rio grande railroad battle with the canyon city and san juan line for the right of way through colorados royal gorge. Jim vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sabotage the entire operation in the hopes that they can get their tracks laid first and get the money from the railroad. Jan 28, 2016 the destroyed marysvale branch on the denver and rio grande duration.
The film is a dramatization of the building of the denver and rio grande railway, which was chartered in 1870. My uncles k36 exiting the tunnel just to go back through the mountain. Yorke is under considerable stress by a serious shortage of troops of his command. Narrow and standard gauge emphasis on the narrow gauge circle from 1871 to present. Denver and rio grande western railroad home facebook. Twenty years after purchasing its last new class of narrow gauge locomotives, the k27 in 1903, the rio grande implemented a systemwide track modernization allowing the use of heavier engines and acquired ten new. Since the blue mesa dam was constructed in 1962 and eventually flooded this area, the slides which were stamped april, 1973, must be from a time before 1962. The denver and rio grande was not the only narrow gauge railroad to cross the rocky mountains, but it soon became the most successful. Railroads like denver and rio grande western railroad that were started after 1900 will not have as many valuable collectibles or antiques as older lines. Denver and rio grande 1952 the image could not be loaded. Since the blue mesa dam was constructed in 1962 and eventually flooded this area, the slides which were stamped april, 1973, must be. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads.
Palmer and his men, however, were already looking ahead. The destroyed marysvale branch on the denver and rio grande duration. Narrow gauge railroad through black canyon curecanti. Most of the film was shot in the colorado rockies, in the vicinity. Media in category denver and rio grande western 315 the following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Palmer, a union veteran of the civil war, the rio grande started building a narrow gauge line south from denver in 1871 toward mexico. With edmond obrien, sterling hayden, dean jagger, kasey rogers. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. Green for danger 1946 starring alastair sim and trevor howard full movie duration. If you love the rio grande, and the colorado mountains it ran through, you will love this movie. See more ideas about rio grande, train and locomotive. Denver and rio grande is a 1952 english film stars edmond obrien, byron haskin, sterling hayden, dean jagger, kasey rogers, lyle bettger, j. Johnson, franz bachelin, hal pereira, sam comer, bertram c. Denver and rio grande 1952 region free pal, plays in english.
At its peak mileage in 1917, the rio grande was operating nearly 6,000 miles of track. Denver and rio grande is a technicolor western film, directed by byron haskin and released by paramount pictures in 1952. The denver and rio grande western railroad started operations in 1920 and stopped service in 1997 for a total period of operations of 77 years. The track is still a littel dirty so that is why we didnt go past the turnout. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Movies filmed in durango official tourism site of durango, colorado. Buy denver and rio grande 1952 region free pal, plays in english without subtitles from amazons movies store. Across the wide missouri 1951 colorado territory 1949 ticket to tomahawk 1950 denver and rio grande 1952 viva zapata 1952 lone hand 1953. Denver and rio grande 1952 region free pal, plays in. Over 200 town descriptions with history, usgs maps, yard drawings. The following items are currently available for your viewing enjoyment. It ain t a typical ordinary day at denver union station as the final run of the rio grande zephyr heads for the moffat tunnel route on april 23, 1983. A rio grande papb set has the eastbound mountaineer montrose denver nearing denver union station on january 6, 1952.
Denver and rio grande 1952 region free pal, plays in english without subtitles by edmond obrien format. Rio grande mexican restaurants are located in denver, boulder, fort collins, greeley, park meadows, and frisco, co. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world.
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