The train ride up to Cumbres Pass is under way. Engine 487 begins burning the 3 tones of coal it will take to go just a few miles to the top of the pass at 10015 feet. The day is clear and sunny, ... (more)

Baldwin 489 sits in the yard while 487 backs up and to couple up for a double head end up to Cumbres Pass at 10,015. The two engines coupled so smoothly there is no motion in the couplers as they ... (more)