On a brilliant autumn afternoon, C&TS #484 backs its freight onto the wye at Bighorn. After turning, our Toltec Rattler Redux special will continue on westbound for the return trip to Chama.
More from the recent Toltec Rattler Redux charter on the C&TS... as we continued down out of the high country, we gradually moved out of snowy territory. As our freight approached Bighorn siding a... (more)
More from the Toltec Rattler Redux on the Cumbres & Toltec. What luck to have the event happen the day after a snowstorm which left the high country with a nice dusting. This allowed me to get a... (more)
In the fall of1972, the fledgling Cumbres & Toltec RR organized their first ever photo freight, dubbed the Toltec Rattler. 50 years later the Toltec Rattler Redux, an event commemorating that fir... (more)
On October 20, 2022, Rio Grande K-37 2-8-2 No. 491 and Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 No. 20, both 3-foot narrow gauge locomotives, sit on Track 1 and 2 in the roundhouse at the Colorado Railroad Museu... (more)