Early evening we find C&TS 484 and sister 489 are resting having done battle with the 4% grades of Cumbres Pass are now in the spotlight, during a recent charter by Pete Lerro & FarRail Tours. The... (more)

Heading down the 4% grade of Cumbres Pass, a Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad photo freight pulled by Rio Grande-lettered K-37 No. 497, rolls past Coxo, Colorado. An early taste of winter greete... (more)

Retired K-37 495 is on display at Antonito.

K-36 488 sits in Antonito after completing its run over the Cumbres Pass.

It is 1950 and Rio Grande No. 487, a K-36, stops for a drink at the yard's dual-spouted water tank in preparation for a heavy freight to Cumbres. In reality this scene was captured during a Pete L... (more)

A cold rain has turned to wet snow as a Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad photo freight is on the eastern approach of Cumbres Pass, Colorado, on September 17, 1996. All former Rio Grande, Mikado ... (more)

Loading cattle at Osier on the DRGW narrow gauge. Or at least that is what it looks like. Another Pete Lerro recreation. I added a bit of extra contrast to mimic what might have been the look o... (more)

Morning preparations at Chama. The 315 is taking on water and then leaving town with a freight. The 487 is being readied just in case it is needed were something to happen.

After taking on water, the 315 clears its cylinders as it starts to leave town. A practice to get any accumulated water out of the cylinders before it causes any damage.

The photo freight special climbs up to Cumbres on a 4% grade to do some switching and pick up some gondolas there.

A regular passenger train climbs the grade to Cumbres shortly after leaving Chama.

The 315 starts to head downhill to Chama after dropping some cars off at Cumbres.

The daily Antonito-Chama passenger train has arrived, and once the passengers are off, the crew brings the train forward for looping and servicing. Meanwhile, there's a special visitor in town fo... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic regular excursion is eastbound though Sublette, N.M. en route Antonito, Colo. on this fall Sept. 24, 1989 day. The structures were not so much a "depot" as they originall... (more)

Even though the date is September 17, 1996, winter is creeping in on Cumbres Pass, Colorado. Road engine C&TS K-37 No. 497 rests as K-27 No. 463 cuts out of a freight train amid a heavy snow. This... (more)