A photographers special chase train for the 315 climbs towards Cumbres through the Los Pinos Valley. The train just traversed a horseshoe curve and the track on the other side can be seen in the d... (more)
The 315 crosses the trestle at Los Pinos. This was a photographers special with the train carrying the photographers running ahead of it. They sure missed a lot of photo opportunities.
The 315 climbs through the Los Pinos Valley with a ten car train. It will soon reach Cumbres and do its switching duties there.
Chama Steam VIII
Chama Steam VIII crossing the Los Pinos River
The 315 hauls 10 gondolas and a caboose up to Cumbres Pass from Antonito. This is a special photo run by with a photographers chase train running ahead of it. For a small engine it sure made a lou... (more)
Anyone who has ever traveled over the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad knows that the line traverses some serious changes in elevation over very short distances. In order to keep the grade steady... (more)
A regular passenger train passes Los Pinos on its way to Cumbres and then on to Chama.
Westbound Antonito to Chama train takes on water at Los Pinos tank
K-36 489, fresh from rebuild and temporarily numbered 485, works the middle of a photo freight special at Los Pinos.
Mid Afternoon finds the Extra 487 West hauling a stock train upgrade along the gently sloping Los Pinos River
It's the late October in the 1950's, and a Pipe Train is threading its way through the San Juan Mountains with a few extra stock cars tacked on for a deadhead move to bring livestock back to the L... (more)
