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RLMS: The Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad
May. 28th, 2022 08:59 pmAs I wrote back on May 1, Lisa and I did some exploration of the abandoned Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad on our way back from the in-person Westercon 74 staff meeting in Tonopah. We shot footage of the turntable pit and servicing facilities and then traced parts of the railroad's route between Mina and Tonopah. Today, we finished editing a new episode of Railway Legends, Myths, and Stories about the railroad.
This episode is slightly different from the previous ones. First, it has a "cold open," with footage before the opening titles. Second, there are no "studio shots" with me talking from behind a desk. Everything except the introduction and conclusion (which we shot at the site of the Miller's Roundhouse) is narration only over photos. That helped some because recording narration is much easier than doing the studio shots, but only some. I also had a few annoyances with Premiere Pro as it didn't want to save my workspace settings, but eventually I got it done.
If you're coming to Tonopah from the north and have an interest in trains the way Lisa and I do, you might be able to use this video to give you and idea of places to stop and explore the old railroad. Every place we visited was accessible in our minivan, so you won't need an ATV or 4WD vehicle to get to them, despite how it might seem from some of the video.
This episode is slightly different from the previous ones. First, it has a "cold open," with footage before the opening titles. Second, there are no "studio shots" with me talking from behind a desk. Everything except the introduction and conclusion (which we shot at the site of the Miller's Roundhouse) is narration only over photos. That helped some because recording narration is much easier than doing the studio shots, but only some. I also had a few annoyances with Premiere Pro as it didn't want to save my workspace settings, but eventually I got it done.
If you're coming to Tonopah from the north and have an interest in trains the way Lisa and I do, you might be able to use this video to give you and idea of places to stop and explore the old railroad. Every place we visited was accessible in our minivan, so you won't need an ATV or 4WD vehicle to get to them, despite how it might seem from some of the video.
