Little Depot in the Sky

A top the highest active railroad in the United States is the Cumbres Depot, nee Section House, straddling the divide at Cumbres Pass, elevation 10,015 fe... (more)

Fall Color at Coxo

The valley is echoing from the double header working up to Cumbres Pass on the Cumbres & Toltec.

The Battle for the Pass has Begun.

Through 4-5’ of deep snow Denver & Rio Grande Western OY rotary steam powered snow plow is in full battle for the pass. Gently falling large... (more)

Home bound Snow Fighter

The battle for the mountain was fought hard on this day, stopped by ice, tomorrow may bring victory. OY is slowly returning home after a day of snow... (more)

C&TS #487 leads #488 as we've stopped at the top of Cumbres Pass. #487 will cut off here, turn on the wye and run light back down to Chama, NM. Note the patches of snow still present in early Ju... (more)

Big country, little train. A stock train crosses the Rio de los Piños on a wood pile trestle at milepost 324.52 on its climb up Cumbres Pass. From a 2011 Lerro Productions charter.

D&RGW #485 - in reality #489 re-numbered to play the part of the only non-surviving K-36 class - leads its freight train around the final loop of "Tanglefoot Curve, just below Cumbres Pass. Short... (more)

A mixed freight train is headed upgrade, timetable westbound headed for Cumbres Pass. In this view, we see the train partway up "Tanglefoot Curve" with levels visible both above and bel... (more)

On an early summer morning, C&TS #487 brings the Antonito, Colorado bound passenger train to the summit of Cumbres Pass. We're looking to the southwest, down the valley the train has just climbed... (more)

Fall colors are a week or so away from peak, but hints of yellow and red cover the hillside as our stock special climbs the 4% grade up Cumbres Pass. From a 2011 Lerro Productions charter.

After running as helper from Chama to the top of Cumbres Pass - see HERE and
Railroad: Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-2
Location: Cumbres, Colorado, USA
Locomotive #: CTS 488
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: June 09, 2005

D&RGW #485 (with #489 playing the part!) has almost reached the top of Cumbres Pass. We're trackside right at Windy Point for this view of the final pull to the top. Shot during a Lerro Producti... (more)

D&RGW #485 has stopped at the water plug on top of Cumbres Pass with its freight train. The light is fading, but there'll be much more to photograph after the sun goes down, as we'll pause to get... (more)

Our stock special waits at Los Piños siding for the daily passenger train for Chama to pass. It's a flawless "chamber of commerce" fall afternoon in the southern San Juans From a 2011 Le... (more)

C&TS #488 is the helper today on this early June doubleheader, with #487 as the road engine. Pictured here at Coxo, the train will enter a sharp curve just behind my location, cross Wolf Creek on... (more)