GN GN Classic videos

Geared Steam Jul 21, 2009

  1. Geared Steam

    Geared Steam Permanently dispatched

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    I copied this post from another forum, I believe all of you Goats would appreciate these vid's if you haven't already seen them.
    Go Great! :thumbs_up:




    "If you have some time on your hands watch these great You-Tube videos. These are really old films of the GN in Washington state. My friend, Gus, forwarded them to me from one of his friends...... THE CASCADE DIVISION--A Young Operator Remembers

    This is a collection of shaky but interesting home movies taken between 1957 and 1971, during and after my dad's employment on the GN, with authentic RR communications from that period. It is divided up into four parts, with links as follows:


    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BpAPrAyyFw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BpAPrAyyFw[/"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwPCN-EteSo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwPCN-EteSo[/"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x53ZZ2gVYWk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x53ZZ2gVYWk[/"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]

    [nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUdRTJlcgBA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUdRTJlcgBA[/"]YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.[/nomedia]


    This is probably the last GN video you will ever see, unless something else turns up in someone's attic someday. Be sure to click the HQ button at bottom right for a slightly less fuzzy picture.-- Tom Garrett



    Enjoy!
    GARRY
    HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR

    EVERYWHERE LOST
    WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
     
  2. mtaylor

    mtaylor Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    WOW!! that was great!. Thanks for sharing yoiur memories with us.
     
  3. GN-Z-phile

    GN-Z-phile TrainBoard Member

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    Wonderful stuff! Thanks for posting.
     
  4. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    Hey, thanks Gary!! I've been meaning to buy this DVD! Now that I've seen this, I'm gonna' buy it for sure!!
     
  5. Kevin M

    Kevin M TrainBoard Member

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    I remember that motel at Baring still being there but abandoned when I was a kind.
    KEvin
     
  6. Kurt Moose

    Kurt Moose TrainBoard Member

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    I forgot to ask, where can I find these? Anyone know?
     
  7. gregamer

    gregamer TrainBoard Supporter

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    WOW! What a Gem. What a great experience to go work with Dad.
     

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