Engine 487 is preparing for the days run up Cumbres Pass to the summit just outside the engine house.
working hard through the Narrows on the way to the summit
484 waits as her train is loaded with passengers on the former Rio Grande.
Rail Unlimited's annual photo freight with #488 nears the crossing at dalton, during its decent from Cumbres station towards Chama.
Carlos Llamas and the 487 had spent the day hauling passengers, so when it came time to dump ballast west of Antonito the sun was getting low.
Extra 497 West heads across the flats west of Antonito, with 484 cut in as the mid train helper. Compare this with shots by John West, taken 30 years earlier. Railroad: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RailroadLocomotive: Steam 2-8-2Location: Antonito, Colorado, USALocomotive #: CTS 497Train ID: UnknownPhoto Date: October 25, 1992
Extra 497 West heads across the flats, with Antonito in the distance. Compare this with shots by John West, taken 30 years earlier. ... (more)
Three narrow gauge engines work this train up the hill from Lobato Trestle during the "Chama Steam 5" event.
This narrow gauge engine simmers in the yard, waiting for another run up the 4% grade the next day.
Three K-36 class engines under steam, ready to take an end of season special up to Cumbres Pass the next morning.
One of the crewmembers from the Chama Steam photo freight takes a well deserved break on an empty flatcar.
K-27 No. 463 and K-36 No. 489 storm up to Cresco tank with a charter freight on a glorious fall day.
