Steam Powered Snow Flighting Machine Through The Rockies!
Big Diehl
[{'start': '13.280', 'end': '21.920', 'text': 'It’s a crisp February morning in 2025, we find\xa0\nfreshly overhauled Durango and Silverton #482'}, {'start': '21.920', 'end': '28.800', 'text': 'steaming out of Durango with flanger OF\xa0\nand caboose 0540 attached to its drawbar.'}, {'start': '28.800', 'end': '34.080', 'text': 'Today the railroad is running a photographer’s\xa0\nspecial, showcasing this remarkable piece of'}, {'start': '34.080', 'end': '39.280', 'text': 'snow-fighting equipment. These flangers were\xa0\ningeniously designed by the Denver and Rio'}, {'start': '39.280', 'end': '45.920', 'text': 'Grande Railroad in the 1880s. Their dual purpose\xa0\nis to facilitate the clearance of flange ways,'}, {'start': '45.920', 'end': '51.360', 'text': 'the narrow gap between the rails where the flanges\xa0\nof the train’s wheels ensure their stability on'}, {'start': '51.360', 'end': '57.760', 'text': 'the track, and to further widen the snow path\xa0\nfor the equipment beyond the locomotive’s plow.'}, {'start': '57.760', 'end': '62.720', 'text': 'Today’s train is conspicuously absent\xa0\nof the familiar golden yellow coaches'}, {'start': '62.720', 'end': '68.720', 'text': 'today as they’re behind a diesel chase train\xa0\nfollowing the 482 since the flanger must be'}, {'start': '68.720', 'end': '75.360', 'text': 'located directly behind the locomotive to access\xa0\nneeded main reservoir air and the controls that'}, {'start': '75.360', 'end': '80.880', 'text': 'operate the flanger’s motions are located on\xa0\nthe cupola of the caboose, a car which due to'}, {'start': '80.880', 'end': '86.560', 'text': 'its un-rebuilt condition means it can only\xa0\nbe located at the end of any train its in.'}, {'start': '122.960', 'end': '128.640', 'text': 'At Event Park, the 482 has rolled to a\xa0\nhalt here for an inspection. While the'}, {'start': '128.640', 'end': '135.360', 'text': '482 is fresh from an its 1472 day overhaul,\xa0\nlike any piece of equipment on any railroad,'}, {'start': '135.360', 'end': '141.200', 'text': 'there can be trouble as parts wear in. Today\xa0\nthe trailing truck, the rear axle of the'}, {'start': '141.200', 'end': '147.760', 'text': 'locomotive that supports the firebox above is\xa0\nrunning warm. Here, engineer Nick will inspect'}, {'start': '147.760', 'end': '153.600', 'text': 'the truck and relays his finding to the shop\xa0\nand the decision is made to run to Hermosa,'}, {'start': '153.600', 'end': '158.320', 'text': 'at the base of the hill where a run though\xa0\nthe valley will determine if the bearing'}, {'start': '158.320', 'end': '164.960', 'text': 'is going to be alright or if the 482 will\xa0\nhave to be removed. Conductor Nick heads'}, {'start': '164.960', 'end': '179.440', 'text': 'back from protecting the rear of his train\xa0\nand the 482 departs through the valley.'}, {'start': '214.080', 'end': '219.680', 'text': 'We briefly pause at the Hermosa Tank, where shop\xa0\ncrews have caught up and are conducting a second'}, {'start': '219.680', 'end': '225.280', 'text': 'inspection. The decision is made to proceed\xa0\nto Rockwood, where the final determination'}, {'start': '225.280', 'end': '233.680', 'text': 'will be made. In the interim, K-28 #476 is\xa0\nheading up train 261, preparing to depart'}, {'start': '233.680', 'end': '239.440', 'text': 'Durango well behind us. A former White Pass\xa0\nand Yukon diesel will be positioned behind'}, {'start': '239.440', 'end': '252.400', 'text': 'the 476 to facilitate the removal of the 476 at\xa0\nRockwood should the 482 be unable to continue.'}, {'start': '383.600', 'end': '389.040', 'text': 'With a spike in the bearing’s temperature, the\xa0\ndecision has been made to remove the 482 from'}, {'start': '389.040', 'end': '395.840', 'text': 'the flanger and will be replaced with the 476\xa0\nupon its arrival, and so the ballet of switching'}, {'start': '395.840', 'end': '401.270', 'text': 'begins. 482 has tucked the flanger and caboose\xa0\ninto the North Leg [as the D&S is a North-South'}, {'start': '401.270', 'end': '407.440', 'text': 'Railroad] of the Rockwood Wye. Subsequently, our\xa0\nchase train backs to tuck itself into the south'}, {'start': '407.440', 'end': '414.000', 'text': 'switch of the Rockwood Siding on the opposite\xa0\nside of the main. Before the arrival of 261,'}, {'start': '414.000', 'end': '455.920', 'text': 'the 482 cuts off and enters the main to back\xa0\ndown and tuck in on the south leg of the wye.'}, {'start': '520.960', 'end': '529.200', 'text': 'Train 261 pulls into the yard limits of\xa0\nRockwood with DL535 #101 in tow, and 476 is'}, {'start': '529.200', 'end': '555.360', 'text': 'cut off and couples onto the flanger and 261 soon\xa0\ndeparts ahead into the Cañon of the Rio de Las'}, {'start': '590.880', 'end': '620.640', 'text': 'Animas.'}, {'start': '640.560', 'end': '646.320', 'text': 'On the 476, Elizabeth, the fireman of the\xa0\nflanger train, is installing the class lamps'}, {'start': '646.320', 'end': '653.280', 'text': 'and flags.As 476 is now no longer in charge\xa0\nof a regular scheduled train, these lights'}, {'start': '653.280', 'end': '676.320', 'text': 'and flags will alert all trackside personnel and\xa0\nother trains that this is an unscheduled train.'}, {'start': '731.200', 'end': '734.480', 'text': 'We proceed north of Cascade Wye\xa0\nand roll across the Tefft Bridge,'}, {'start': '735.520', 'end': '741.520', 'text': 'clearing the path for the upcoming\xa0\ntrain 262. At the crib wall,'}, {'start': '741.520', 'end': '763.760', 'text': 'we perform our first runby with\xa0\nthe newly reconfigured work extra.'}, {'start': '1073.840', 'end': '1079.360', 'text': 'We arrive at Needleton Tank, the farthest point\xa0\nalong the line that we will traverse today,'}, {'start': '1079.360', 'end': '1083.040', 'text': 'we are unfortunately met with the stark\xa0\nevidence of the severe drought that has'}, {'start': '1083.040', 'end': '1088.160', 'text': 'taken its grip on the San Juan Mountains\xa0\nthis year. It has been several years since'}, {'start': '1088.160', 'end': '1094.560', 'text': 'a train has ventured this far during\xa0\nthe winter months of The Silverton.'}, {'start': '1195.120', 'end': '1202.320', 'text': 'We’ll leave the flanger here as we back\xa0\nto Cascade and turn back to Durango.'}, {'start': '1215.120', 'end': '1218.480', 'text': 'Upon returning to Durango, night has descended,'}, {'start': '1218.480', 'end': '1225.360', 'text': 'and we discover 476 spotted in front of the\xa0\ndepot. As part of the photographer’s weekend,'}, {'start': '1225.360', 'end': '1231.120', 'text': 'Pete Lerro of Lerro Photography once again\xa0\nprovides the lighting. Thanks to his continuous'}, {'start': '1231.120', 'end': '1236.320', 'text': 'lighting system, which was showcased for\xa0\nour Night Trains On The Silverton, we are'}, {'start': '1236.320', 'end': '1243.360', 'text': 'able to shoot both video and stills handheld,\xa0\nliberating us from the constraints of our tripod.'}, {'start': '1243.360', 'end': '1255.480', 'text': 'Here we catch Russell, Scott, and Matt all\xa0\nproviding additional components to this scene. M'}, {'start': '1261.600', 'end': '1267.040', 'text': '476’s time in the light is short-lived though,\xa0\nas it’s time for it to slink its way into the'}, {'start': '1267.040', 'end': '1277.840', 'text': 'shop to take care of an issue that could cause\xa0\nproblems on the next day if not worked on,'}, {'start': '1283.680', 'end': '1287.920', 'text': 'but the night is not lost as 482\xa0\nmakes its way onto the platform'}, {'start': '1287.920', 'end': '1293.680', 'text': 'to pinch-hit for the 476 as D&S\xa0\nemployee Scott takes his place in'}, {'start': '1293.680', 'end': '1302.000', 'text': 'the escaping steam of the K-36 for the\xa0\nbenefit of the photographers gathered.'}, {'start': '1305.760', 'end': '1309.840', 'text': 'Hello viewers, thank you for watching.\xa0\nPlease remember to like and subscribe'}, {'start': '1309.840', 'end': '1330.000', 'text': 'to Big Diehl Photography. Your views are\xa0\ngoing to help us make runbys great again!'}, {'start': '1330.000', 'end': '1330.703', 'text': '[Music]'}]