The program for the May meeting of
Rivanna Chapter, on Tues 05-21, will be "Mixtape#2" – a program of short
railroad videos, 54m30s duration. This
“mixtape” (or
“smorgasbord”) Rivanna Chapter program is a DVD of 24 short videos, many
only 1-2 minutes in length,
with the longest only 7 minutes. The range of subjects covered is very
wide, in five general categories: (1) MOW [Maintenance Of
Way], (2) Historic-Steam, (3) Contemporary-Steam, (4) Bad Things Happen
(crashes, etc), and (5) Diesels. These videos are all from the
Internet, and many of them are
very recent, some even less than one month old. A sample of the
subjects includes: BNSF rotary clears snow in Nebraska, a South
African 4-8-4 condenser engine does a runby, the British “Tornado”
engine arrives in a station, one derailed train in Brazil derails
another, an Oktokopter misbehaves while filming a train, a UP auto
rack train climbs the Tehachapi grade, a Caltrain "Baby Bullet" runs
through a station at 75mph, and the BNSF Masters Special does a runby
in Georgia on its journey to Augusta.
The silent video
during dinner will be "The Pennsylvania Railroad" [60m] -- Emery Gulash 16mm color movie footage 1952-1969.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Thursday, April 4, 2013
April Meeting - Slideshow on Indain Railways
In April the program will be a slideshow on Indian Railways in various gauges. If you love the exotic and British or unknown Railways then come and join us on the 16th.
Sunday, February 10, 2013
New Blog
This new blog is to give timely news and views from the NRHS Rivanna Chapter. More frequent postings will help spread news and meeting info easier. Check back regularly for updates
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