487 pulls its train past the water tower a few miles outside of Chama. The water tower was never used but built for a movie set.

After being turned on the wye at Cumbres 488 hooks back up to its train, the Moonlight Special, and will contine to Oiser backwards.

Early Morning at the Chama Water Tank...Nikon D70, with a polarizing filter. SouthWestRails.com

#497 climbs the lower curve at Tanglefoot and will soon pass on the track in the foreground having turned through 180 degrees.

The Jukes tree gets blasted by the exhaust from three hardworking engines, heading for Cumbres Pass.

As though through a reversed slide...the reflection of #487's tender is "right", in the reflection of the locomotive's own blow off. SouthWestRails.commore)

K-36 #487 brings a tripple header around Windy point, heading to Cumbres, during the peak fall color season. Will we ever see this again?

A "Tourist" point of view of the engine house... SouthWestRails.com

Making the short hop from the Ash Pit to the Water Tank SouthWestRails.com

Resting for the night SouthWestRails.com

Taking on Water SouthWestRails.com

'Mike' 497 hurries a mixed freight train toward Cumbres.

Down by the station early in the... actually, it's late evening but tomarrow is a doubleheader so I might as well get the two before they head out... Sout... (more)

Night time brings a surreal time to the Chama Yards, as 484, the next day's road engine is worked on. In the next stall over is K-36 487, awaiting work after a hot bearing sidelined her. more)