Meet me in Osier. Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 489, still dressed up as Rio Grande 485, arrives at the midway point of the trip in Osier with the daily passenger train from Chama. Rio Grande 487 ... (more)

So that's why it's called Tanglefoot. Rio Grande 2-8-2 485 (actually 489 in disguise) winds its way through Tanglefoot Curve on its way to Cumbres. The train started at the base of the hill... (more)

Uphill at Perry's Pond. With the climb up to Cumbres Pass looming ahead of them, the crew of D&RGW 2-8-2 485 passes Perry's Pond and set their sights on Windy Point. In a few minutes, the t... (more)

The climb to Cumbres is almost over for D&RGW 2-8-2 485 and her short train as she loops through Tanglefoot Curve. After passing by, the train will loop behind the photographer and end up on the s... (more)

Climbing the hill. Cumbres & Toltec 2-8-2 489 was disguised at "Denver & Rio Grande Western 485" last September for a Lerro Productions photo freight charter. The 485 works hard to lift the... (more)

Cumbres after dark. After watering their locomotive, the crew of a late-night, Rio Grande freight hold at Cumbres Station, awaiting their orders to proceed down the 4% grade to their final ... (more)

Cumbres Pass - Elevation 10,015 MSL. A Chama-bound freight eases up to the water plug in front of the depot at the storied Cumbres Pass Station. Once a very busy waystation on the D&RG Nar... (more)

Steamscape - Tanglefoot Curve. A westbound D&RGW freight ascends the last 100 vertical feet to the 10,000 ft. high Cumbres Pass over a curvaceous, mile and a half stretch of track, known as... (more)

Hammerin' up to Windy Point. A Rio Grande Freight slowly claws its way up the last few hundred yards toward the prominent rock formation known as Windy Point, which overlooks Cumbres Pass. ... (more)

Cumbres Vista. The crew DRGW 485 takes in the afternoon vista from the summit of Cumbres Pass, as they pause just west of Cumbres Station before proceeding down the 4% grade to Chama. Of ... (more)

A version in color of our Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge freight as it sits under a quickly setting sun taking on some water prior to a departure to Chama. One of several unstaged scenes to b... (more)

Two days ago I posted a picture taken on Cumbres in September 1964, and here is one taken almost exactly 47 years later. The "485" switches at Cumbres on a Lerro charter. This is actually the C&... (more)

Switching at Cumbres Pass. A D&RGW Brakeman battles the glare of the evening sun as he and the crew of a westbound freight perform some switching moves in the yard at Cumbres Pass. His da... (more)

DRG&W #485 under starry, starry skies. Lighting by God, flash, by Lerro Productions. DRG&W #489 as #485, if just for 48 hours.

Topping Cumbres Pass. Coming out of the shadows of Tanglefoot Curve, a D&RGW Freight enters the evening sunlight at the 10,020 foot-level....the summit of Cumbres Pass. Shortly, she'll cro... (more)