I began videotaping trains on Colorado's Denver-Pueblo Joint Line in December 1985, with an RCA VHS camcorder. Since then I have filmed trains throughout Colorado, throughout much of the United States, and briefly in England. For many years I used a Panasonic AG-450 Super-VHS “Reporter” camcorder. For the last twenty years, I have been filming using a Canon GL-2. Why have I not upgraded to something more contemporary? The primary reason is that I like filming in the standard definition (4:3) aspect ratio, as opposed to high definition (6:9). Folks think that high def makes the screen larger by expanding the left and right sides. Instead, I think high def cuts off the top and bottom of the screen. Go to any IMAX theatre. Look at the dimensions of the screen. It’s 4:3! I also really like Canon’s GL-2. My passion is for Colorado and Southwest railroads, for the beautiful scenery that they traverse. Much of my latest work has concentrated there.
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Aug 2010 Alb El Paso Gallup Glorieta & Raton Subs, Rail Runner Exp, Amtrak SW Chief, BNSF Warbonnets
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Oct 1998 BNSF Brush, Pikes Peak & Boise City Subs. BNSF GP50 SD40-2 B40-8 C41-8W SD70MAC UP AC4400CW
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Sept. 2025 Southern Colo Railroads, Truss Bridge, Trestle, BNSF, Colorado Pacific La Veta Pass Route
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July 2010 UP The Kearney Sub, Cozad Alda Wood River Shelton & Kearney, CNW SP C44AC UP SD70M SD90MAC
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Oct 1998 Amtrak Calif. Zephyr, Glenwood Canyon Freights, American Orient Express, Colo Western Slope
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Aug.-Sept. 2025 Colo Pacific La Veta Pass Route, CXR SD70MAC 303 CXR 209 Colorado Pacific Rio Grande
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Aug. 1998 Merger Era Freights & The Ringling Circus Train, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
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July 2010 UP Sidney & Kearney Subs GP40M-2 SD70M SD90MAC SD70ACe C40-8W C44-9W C44AC C44/60AC ES44AC
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Jun-Aug 2010 Trains of the Colorado Front Range, Amtrak California Zephyr UP 844 Frontier Days Train
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Oct 1995 EMD E8 Cab Ride, Riding the Historic Rock Island E8 no. 652, Rock Island Rocket Streamliner
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June 2010 UP & BNSF Passenger Specials & Freights, UP OCS ATSF SD40-2 Track Geometry Ringling Circus
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Aug 1998 Riding the Historic Winter Park Ski Train (Remix), DRGW GP60 3155 3154 & UP 5702(DRGW 3156)
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Mar-May 2025 Trains of the Colorado Eastern Plains, UP Greeley BNSF Brush & Akron Subs Rain or Shine
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Aug '09-10 Passenger Trains of the Southwest, New Mexico Rail Runner Express, Amtrak Southwest Chief
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July-Aug 1998, UP Steam no. 844, Cheyenne Frontier Days Special & Merger Era Trains, SP UP Ski Train
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Sept-Oct 2024 Trains of Colorado 2024, BNSF Brush Sub, UP Central Corridor, Amtrak California Zephyr
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1997-98 Western Railroad's Merger Era Trains, DRGW SD40T-2, AMTK F40PH Ski Train, BN GP29M, EMD SD60
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Sept 2024 Modern Locomotives on BNSF Brush Sub, ET44ACH ES44ACH ET44C4 ES44AC ES44C4 SD70MAC SD70ACe
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Mar-May 2010 Office Car Special BNSF Colo Joint Line Legacy, BN SD70MAC, CN SD75I, NS C40-9W, KCS UP
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1997-98 Classic Trains of the Colorado Front Range, BN SD70MAC SD40-2 C30-7, ATSF FP45 SD75M, Amtrak
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Apr 2010 UP & US Hwy 30 Spectacular! UP AC4400CW, UP AC6000CW, UP C44/60AC, UP AC44CCTE, SP AC4400CW
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Apr-Jun 2024 From Airplanes to Steam Trains, BNSF Brush Sub, UP Laramie Sub, Big Boy Steamer UP 4014
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Feb-Apr 2024 BNSF Rail ACTION! Brush & Akron Subs, BNSF GP39-3, ET44AH ES44C4 ES44AC C44-9W, SD70ACe
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Dec 2009-Jan 2010 Colorado Joint Line Legacy, BNSF SD40-2 SD70MAC SD70ACe AC4400CW C44-9W ES44AC KCS
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April 2010 Union Pacific Overland Route (Neb), SD90MAC SD70ACe ES44AC KCS SP UP AC4400CW, GO Transit
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June-Oct 2023 Colorado Front Range Railroads, BNSF UP, RTD A-Line, Canon City & Royal Gorge Railroad
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Nov 2009 Colorado Joint Line Legacy, BN SD70MAC, BNSF SD70ACe, ES44DC, ES44AC, C44-9W, CEFX AC4400CW
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Feb 2024 Rail Train Frankenbonnet & BNSF East of Denver, SD70MAC C44-9W AC44CW ES44AC ES44C4 SD70ACe
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1996-97 Prairieland RRs of Texas New Mexico & Oklahoma, Santa Fe, Burlington Northern, Southern Pac.
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May 2023 Airplane Train in the Rain & Other Trains BNSF Boise City Brush & Raton Subdivisions Amtrak
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