Name/Title
"The Rattle and the Roar!" Volume 1 - Audio Record of Train SoundsEntry/Object ID
2005.4.21Scope and Content
33 1/3 Audio record titled "The Rattle and the Roar: Volume 1, Early Excursions, Alamosa to Durango," containing train sounds, circa 1971. The record was published by Train Master Records, Manitou Springs, Colorado. The jacket is 12" x 12," with a color photograph image of a Denver and Rio Grande Western train going over a bridge in a mountainous landscape on the front. The caption "Steam Railroading in the Colorado Rockies" is at the bottom. The reverse side of the jacket has a description of the record contents, as well as a list of train recordings by side and cut. It also lists all volumes in the record series; the record is one of seven volumes.
The record itself has recording from 1962 through 1965, consisting of train sounds from annual "Narrow Gauge Excursion" trips made by the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club at Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad line sections between Durango and Alomosa, Colorado. Types of sounds recorded include train whistles, locomotive engine starting, engine signals, engine cooling with water, crossing warning signals, and others. The length is 25 minutes, 10 seconds.Collection
Permanent CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Record, 33 1/3 RPMNomenclature Primary Object Term
Record, PhonographNomenclature Sub-Class
Sound Communication MediaNomenclature Class
Sound Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Record jackets, Recorded sound, TrainsSearch Terms
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, Railroads--West (U.S.)Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1971 - 1971Archive Size/Extent
One 12" record in original sleeve, in 12" audio record box.Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: Circa 1970s
Date(s): 1971 circa
Media: 33 1/3 rpm LP
Copy/Orig/Other: Original