Very scenic picture, thank you for sharing.
|
Beautiful photography as always John. Top notch scan too. You make it look like this was yesterday.
|
Pretty shot John.
|
This is a beautiful photograph. The colors just leap off of the page. Thanks for sharing Mr. West.
|
Just when I thought this was another steam photo charter, I look at the date and its 1963. Wow! Great image quality and a very interesting scene you captured there, John.
|
Wonderful photo made exponentially more interesting with the history. Thank you for including it.
|
Fascinating to picture not only what was a big part of the Rio Grande, but the fact that such a player was still using narrow guage rails and steam into 1963. How about some pics from parts of the "Circle" that are no longer here today such as Farmington, NM and Teluride, CO - there'd be no confusing those with a charter!
|
Wow, John. Thank you for a look at the pass the way it used to be, including the snow shed on the wye.
|
PCA from me. Excellent photo and caption.
|
| Posted by Klaus H on January 22, 2009 | |
My jaw dropped when I saw this. Great picture and caption!
|
WOW! Incredible picture. Thanks for providing a detailed description of the area. That additional information helps a person put the picture in motion mentally. I'd be interested in seeing what the area looks like now.
|
It would be a very realistic scene for a movie maker who,d like to make a movie with a turn of the century scene.
|
I look at how green everything is and I think, Wow, is that really Cumbres Pass? I can confirm that the history, including the Dept of Transportation's absolute bungle putting the grade crossing in to replace a bridge. At the time, the line's future was in doubt. After 40 years, this has to be the most dangerous crossing for the C&TS.
I'd like to feature this as a part of a future blog post on changes to the area. I'll contact you soon.
|
John how wonderful to see that you have captured all these historic scenes with your splendid photography. We are all richer for it. Thanks
|