On a beautiful fall afternoon in the late 1950s, the daily westbound Rio Grande road freight curved past the Los Pinos water tank and climbs out of the valley toward Cumbres Pass. At the top of th... (more)
Recreating a classic. The two narrow gauge 2-8-2s, 487 on the point and 488 shoving on the rear, dig in as the Chama Turn continues its eastbound climb up Cumbres Pass and onto to Antonito.... (more)
328 miles from Denver, a westbound road freight, led by D&RGW 2-8-2 487 and assisted by mid-train helper 488, has just left the Los Pinos valley and continues the climb up to Cumbres Pass, being c... (more)
Reefsteamers operated this photo charter for Steam Loco Safaris, and is an accurate re-creation of steam operations on this line that ended in the late 1980s.