See the replicas of the two locomotives that met 150 years ago at Promontory Point, and the Steam Driven Man that made it possible! Two shows on one DVD:
A Steam Driven Man, Chad O'Conner: Chad O'Connor has built or reconstructed his own operating steam boat, tugboat, automobile, truck, and locomotive. He designed steam power plants, rebuilt over a dozen steam locomotives, and constructed replicas of the Jupiter and No. 119 that operate today at the Golden Spike National Historic Site. When he wasn't working on steam locomotives he loved to film them, as you'll see in this entertaining tribute to a lifetime of remarkable achievements. You'll see him at his workshop, and view the Porter, Shay, Climax, Daylight, and other classic steam locomotives he recorded on film. It was his love of filming steam locomotives that brought him, in a roundabout way, the most fame: To keep the film camera steady as he shot the big steam of the time, he invented the Fluid Head for his tripod (winni |
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