Cumbres & Toltec 487 leads her train down the hill a series of curves, designed to gain more elevation in a shorter distance.

Cumbres & Toltec 487 atop the summit; Cumbres Pass, the highest point on the entire D&RGW system.

Cumbres & Toltec 487 takes on water on a brisk September morning.

Cumbres & Toltec 487 idles in the yard at Chama, as passengers board for a prompt departure at 10am.

Cumbres & Toltec 487 rounds the curve in Chama, passing by some restored stock pens.

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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's #487 (K37 2-8-2) sits idle at the engine shop in Antonito, Colorado.

487 sitting in the shop

The engineer on Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad K-36 No. 487 shares a private moment with one of hostlers at Chama, New Mexico, after the day’s run to Osier, Colorado, and return on the afterno... (more)

“Candid” shots are always my favorite so we we delighted to catch 487 doing “real work” much a she would have in the 50s. Evidently the diesel was down and steam was making up a work trai... (more)

CTS #487 is entering the Tanglefoot Curve with a mixed train to the Cumbres pass.

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s daily passenger train has just arrived on the end of its run at Chama, New Mexico, on the afternoon of August 28, 2021. As passengers disembark, the engine cre... (more)

On Top of the World Cumbres & Toltec 487 has completed its climb to 10,022-ft Cumbres Pass. After a brief stop, the train will depart for Osier. Highway 17 is in the foreground; you c... (more)

Locomotive 487 is about to cross the New Mexico/Colorado state line as it steams into Cresco on its way up to Cumbres Pass.

C&TS 487 is crossing the bridge that used to take Highway 17 across Cumbres Pass before the road was relocated and enlarged.