489 works hard climbing the 4% grade to Cumbres Pass.

489 works hard climbing the 4% grade to Cumbres Pass.

Climbing the 4% grade, 489 snakes through The Narrows with the Antonito bound train.

489 passes Juke's Tree working the start of the 4% grade to Cumbres Pass.

Passengers board at Chama as 489 is fired up ready to make the trip to Antonito, CO.

Serious clag ( smoke ) from a tripleheader.

Love shooting in the Chama terminal. Friendly staff gave me the run of the place, even turning off some lights that were a problem. Open bulb with multiple flashes. Hard not to overexpose those... (more)

Predawn in Chama yard as the crews prepare for a tripleheaded freight to head over the pass.

K-36 #489 glistens in the October sun.

C&TS #489 simmers away in Osier waiting for the Westbound to roll in. We will continue our trip to Antonito once everyone finishes lunch. I was guilty of spending more time taking pictures of the ... (more)

The westbound San Juan Express heads out of Chama for Durango....actually just the daily C&TS train heading west out of town to the end of modern day track to turn on the wye, but with a full yard... (more)

489 receives some attention from her crew after arriving from Antonito as the passengers de-train.

After completing her run from Antonito, 489 is topped off with sand at the end of the day.

No. 489, pulling the regular 10:00 AM Train out of Chama, has slowed to a crawl as it passes a flock of sheep grazing in the high country.

Sitting in Chama, New Mexico, a Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train, led by 2-8-2 489, waits to depart. This former Rio Grande K-36 Mikado (the last of ten built by Baldwin in 1925) looks mass... (more)