An afternoon hostler lubes the running gear of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 2-8-2 K-36 No. 484 just outside the railroad’s enginehouse in Chama, New Mexico, on June 5, 2018.
After pulling train No. 215 to Chama, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad K-36 No. 484 gets serviced just outside the railroad’s Chama, New Mexico, enginehouse on the afternoon of June 5, 2018. On ... (more)
Cumbres & Toltec 487 is putting on an awesome display of smoke. She is working up Cumbres Pass just West of Lobato.
K36 487 winds down from Cumbres Pass as hit heads towards Chama with the afternoon train.
Two hostlers service Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 2-8-2 K-36 No. 484 in the Chama, New Mexico, enginehouse after the locomotive powered passenger train No. 215 the 64 miles from Antonito to Ch... (more)
K36 488 and 484 double head out of Chama last Thursday morning. Whether they did it to reduce fire danger, by reducing the work load of the locomotives. Or if it's the fact they had a nine car tra... (more)
K36 487 rolls past Dalton. The hard work for 487 is pretty much over as the train descend towards Chama, New Mexico.
487 descends Cumbres Pass with and afternoon train
K36, 487 is pouring it on as it rolls past the Cresco tank.
With the fires above Durango that has shut down the Durango and Silverton. The Cumbres and Toltec is being watched closely and evaluated. On Thursday the Cumbres and Toltec ran a double header out... (more)
End of the day at Chama following the final revenue run of the 2017 season.
Every one is taking it all in as steam powered Rotary OY, K36 487 and K36 488 Clean out the tracks a Cumbres Summit.
In all my years of railroading, I have never seen anything as incredible as three steam locomotives trying to break through the snow, ice and rock at windy point. The snow was as tall as the rotar... (more)
