Collection Summary
Rocky Mountain Railroad Club
Rocky Mountain Railroad Club Collection
1903-1980
12696
10.38 cubic ft. (11 boxes)
University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
English
Collection contains railroad films, video logs, and a film index from collections acquired by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club.
History of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club
The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club was founded in 1938 to promote and encourage public interest in railroads and assist with the collection, preservation, and exhibition of railroad history.
Scope and Content
Collection contains railroad films, video logs, and a film index on 3x5 cards.
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes,
and the collection is open to the public.
Copyright Information
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright,
property, and libel laws as they apply.
Related Materials
There are no known other archival collections created by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
This material was received from the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club in March 2018.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in August 2018.
Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection
Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Access Terms
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Denver and Salt Lake Railroad Company
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company
Railroads
Railroad companies
Locomotives
Railroad cars
West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century
Motion pictures (visual works)
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Social Life and Customs
Clubs and Societies
Container List
Series I. Otto Perry collection
Series contains 16mm motion picture films of trains and railway systems taken by Otto Perry.
1Film descriptions, reels #1-401941-1980
1Otto Perry - video logs - #1-331940-1965
1Film index1940-1980
16mm motion picture films:
2"Journey to Yesterday"undated
2"Railroadin' Rio Grande"undated
2Reel #126 D & SL snow plow operation around Corona / Dedication of Moffat tunnel1927-1928
2Reel #481950
3Reel #1 season 1941, 475 on Chile line, 375 Silverton road1941
3Reel #2 Missouri Pacific train1953
3Reel #3 Zephyr1957
3Reel #4 Chicago & North Western steam and diesels in IowaSeptember 26 - 27, 1953
3Reel #5 Great Western and DisneylandJuly 27, 1958
3Reel #6 Rio Grande, Burlington, Rock Island1942-1943
3Reel #71941
3Reel #8 Exposition flyer, prospector1942
3Reel #9 Variety of trains1941
3Reel #10June 13, 1941 - 1943
3Reel #11 Santa Fe, Raton1943-1945
3Reel #12 SF, Raton, Rapid City1946-1949
3Reel #13 Early 41 and ? MontanaJanuary 29, 1943
3Reel #14 Vacation1943-1944
3Reel #15 Vacation SFJune 1944
3Reel #16 August 6, 1944
3Reel #171945-1946
3Reel #181946
4Reel #19February 1, 1945
4Reel #201946
4Reel #211941
4Reel #221947
4Reel #231947
4Reel #24 fall scenery1946-1948
4Reel #25 OCP1948
4Reel #26 278 HayAugust 1948
4Reel #27 Heladeth (?)1947-1949
4Reel #28 Chama, NM1948-1951
4Reel #29 Midland term1948-1952
4Reel #30 MT Cerro summit1949
4Reel #311949
4Reel #32 Solider summit, Cumbres San Juan, Alpine, St ElmaAugust 9, 1949
4Reel #33 1949 vacation start Boise1949
4Reel #34 Club tripAugust- September, 1949
4Reel #35 476 on 215 1700 (?) snow1949
4Reel #36 Rio Grande's Ouray branch and Ridgeway, CO1947-1948
5Reel #37 ZephyrJanuary 1950
5Reel #38 Rcd vacation1950
5Reel #39 Super-X, Super-XXApril-June, 1950
5Reel #40 street cars vacationJune 3, 1950
5Reel #41 vacation 1950 wingo's1950
5Reel #42 club trips of 19501950
5Reel #43 New Mexico and Colorado October 8, 1950
5Reel #44 rcd1950
5Reel #45 Narrow gauge D&RGW and Rio GrandeOctober 25, 1942
5Reel #46 Hell (?) driversSeptember 1949 - January 17, 1951
5Reel #47 D&RGW, St Elmo, and San Juan1950-1951
5Reel #48 Super-X1950
5Reel #49 San Juan1950-1951
5Reel #50 453 drunkJanuary 21, 1951
5Reel #51 C&S trip, EADS tripFebruary - March, 1951
5Reel #52 484 and club tripMarch 24 - May 30, 1951
5Reel #53 100 ft. rcdMay - August 1951
5Reel #54 Vacation and laterJune 1951
6Reel #55July - October 1951
6Reel #56 RGS, club spSeptember 1951
6Reel #57 fall vacation RGS (empty roll)1951
6Reel #58 D&RGW and rcdOctober 6, 1951 - February 3, 1952
6Reel #59October 4, 1951 - March 30, 1952
6Reel #60 La ski vetaFebruary 3, 1952
6Reel #61 Trip/ Rocky mountain railroad club D&RGW special May 30 - 31, 1952
6Reel #62 Drag race and wreck at Pueblo, COMay - June 1952
6Reel #63 UP June 21 - September 1952
6Reel #64 Dallas and Gunnison1952
6Reel #65 Gunnison, Glenwood Canyon1952
6Reel #66 Chama, New Mexico1952-1953
6Reel #67 1952-1953
6Reel #68 Spring of 1953March - May 1953
6Reel #69 vacation 1953 1st part of June and JulyJune 1953-1955
6Reel #70 1953 vac 2nd seJuly 1953
6Reel #71 UP club tripJune 1953 - March 1954
6Reel #72 San Luis valleyOctober 1, 1953 - 1954
7Reel #73 start decoration, UP 4-8-4, 3965, 3700, and 4-6-21953- March 13, 1954
7Reel #74 Excursion on D&RGW n.g.May 30-31, 1954
7Reel #75 Glenwood canyon and Tennessee Pass1954
7Reel #76 Trip to Cheyenne1954
7Reel #77 Kansas city to Denver1954-1955
7Reel #78 CB&Q 919 on plow Sterling to Cheyenne Dec day club1955
7Reel #79 Homestake mine, Boreas pass, Kebler pass1955
7Reel #80 Wyoming, Colorado, and S Dakota1956
7Reel #81 1955-1956
7Reel #82 Rocky Mountain Railroad club tripAugust - October 1956
7Reel #83 N.P. & U.P. and UP 535 trip 8-4August - October 1956
7Reel #84 Rail vacation to Inman1956
7Reel #85 September 27, 1956 - June 1958
7Reel #86 Agfa-Ansco hypan, zephyr1956-1958
7Reel #87 Laramie Club Trip SP 4274 1957-1960
7Reel #88 Alamosa, Durango, FarmingtonMay 30 - June 1, 1958
7Reel #89 Los Angeles, ?, Milwaukee1958-1960
7Reel #90 Victoria, Kan; Sherman HillAugust 21 - 30, 1958
7Reel #91 Manitou and Pikes Peak excursion 1958
7Reel #92 UP 800sOctober 1958
8Reel #93 D&RGW 4761959-1960
8Reel #94 Colorado and Wyoming1959-1960
8Reel #95 C&S 647 and 9001959-1960
8Reel #96 Nebraska and Colorado1958-1960
8Reel #97 C&S 6411960
8Reel #98 Colorado Springs, Denver, Cheyenne1956-1960
8Reel #99 ski trains, Craig, Portland1967-1968
8Reel #100 Cumbres, Durango, Tacoma, Denver, Cliff1960
8Reel #101 Colorado to Wyoming round trip1960-1961
8Reel #102 UP wreck and photo run1961
8Reel #103 Cal special, Craig, Denver, Silverton, Durango1961-1962
8Reel #104 Winter trip1962-1963
8Reel #105 25th anniversary trip1963
8Reel #106 Leadville, Durango1962-1963
8Reel #107 Durango, Silverton, Chama, Alamosa1964
8Reel #108 Rawlins, SLC, Denver1963-1964
8Reel #109 ski train, Tennessee pass run, Casper tripMarch - July 1965
8Reel #110 Alamosa, Durango, Silverton1965
8Reel #111 Union Pacific, M-KT1965-1966
8Reel #112 Last RMRRC tripMay 1966
9Reel #113 Craig, Denver, Laramie1966
9Reel #114 Denver, Laramie, Craig, Julesburg1966-1967
9Reel #115 Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, S Dakota1967
9Reel #116 Cumbres, Laramie1967
9Reel #117 Laramie, Portland, Rawlins1968
9Reel #118 "Navajo" car, Christmas, railroad museum, and Eisenhower funeral1968-1969
9Reel #119 Cheyenne frontier days1969
9Reel #120 Accidents and snow1969-1970
9Reel #121 Otto Perry's last roll1970
9Southern Pacific narrow gauge1950-1959
9Film duplicates1949-1950
9Reel #34 Club tripAugust - September 1949
9Reel #1 - D(2)1950
9Reel #44-D1950
9Reel #48-D1950
Series II. Irv August collection
Series contains 16mm motion picture film from the Irv August collection
16mm motion picture films:
9Reel #1 the last freight train Marshall PassMay 2, 1955
9Reel #2 D&RGW NG Durango-CumbresJune 3, 1956
9Reel #3 Alamosa-Durango excursionMay 30 - June 1, 1957
9Reel #4 Alamosa- Durango excursion #1May 31, 1952
10Reel #5 Cal-Nevada R&LHS, C&S, GWUP, Marshall Pass GunnisonFebruary 17, 1952
10Reel #6 Denver-CheyenneJuly 19, 1959 - October 2, 1960
10Reel #7 Denver-Lyons, Denver-TrinidadOctober 25, 1959 - December 16, 1962
10Reel #8 Fogg and Ehernberger specialJune 10 - July 12, 1959
10Reel #9 Denver, Lyons, LongmontJuly 27 - August 24, 1958
10Reel #10 Great Western Railroad during beet rushNovember 22, 1957
10Reel #11 Great Western Railroad during beet rushOctober 27, 1956
10Reel #12 Alamosa, Durango, Silverton, Denver, EatonMay - September 1961
10Reel #13 Lyons, Tennessee Pass, Illinois centralJanuary 28, 1955 - August 24, 1958
10Reel #14 Central Vermont, GunnisonMay 1954 - 1956
10Reel #15 Miscellaneous shots see detail in can Denver area and elsewhere1951-1952
10Reel #16 Black Hawk copy1903
10Reel #19 Miscellaneous Eastern railroads1953
10Reel #20 Engine houseJanuary 1952
10Reel #21 TabernashOctober 1956
10Reel #22 Switchback to MonarchJune 1951
10Reel #23 Monarch trip #2June 1951
10Reel #24 "A Railfan's Ramble"May 1953 - April 1954
10Reel #25 Tennessee passAugust 15, 1954
10Reel #26 Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range RailroadSeptember 1955
11Reel #27 Manitou and Pikes PeakApril 20, 1957 - September 7, 1958
11Reel #28 Union Pacific #1 Sherman hillJuly 1951
11Reel #29 Union Pacific #2 Sherman Hill1951-1952
11Reel #30 Union Pacific #31951-1952
11Reel #31 Union Pacific #41951-1952
11Reel #32 Union Pacific #51951-1952
11Reel #39 - 40 MexicoOctober 1971
11Reel #49 UPRR (over exposed)June 29, 1952
Series III. Lucian Sprague collection
Series contains 16mm motion picture film from the Lucian Sprague collection
16mm motion picture films:
11Uintah films (51 going to Deer run, Beer bust)undated