Clouds of steam accompany Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s steam-powered Rotary OY and outfit train as it approaches Coxo, Colorado, on March 1, 2020. The train was operated as part of C&TS’... (more)

On the afternoon of February 29, 2020, the tranquility of high country in winter is shattered as Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam-powered Rotary OY plows its way up the steep four percent gr... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s snowplow Rotary OY gnaws through an icy snowpack atop 10,015-foot Cumbres Pass, Colorado, on March 1, 2020. This special run of the plow was done to kick off t... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Rotary snowplow OY is leaving “the Narrows” and approaches Lobato, New Mexico as it heads upgrade on Cumbres Pass on February 29, 2020.

Cumbres & Toltec Rotary snowplow OY clears the narrow gauge right-of-way eastbound upgrade toward Cumbres Pass just above Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020. Engineer Max Casias, located in ... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec’s Rotary OY outfit train steams through a curve above Dalton, New Mexico, on the afternoon of February 29, 2020. Rio Grande caboose No. 0306 carries the markers on the eastbound... (more)

This is about as far as Cumbres & Toltec’s Rotary OY outfit train is going to plow on March 1, 2020. It was quickly stopped after breaking though the crusty snowbank along Highway 17, and is now... (more)

At the summit of Cumbres Pass, Colorado, there’s quite a bit of white stuff to chew on as Cumbres & Toltec Rotary OY makes a run at the build-up of icy snow at the Colorado Highway 17 grade cros... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec’s Rotary snowplow OY and outfit train nears Windy Point, Colorado, as it climbs the four percent grade to Cumbres Pass on March 1, 2020.

After getting a fill of water from the Chama Fire Department at the Highway 17 grade crossing at Coxo, Colorado, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Rotary OY plow outfit heads upgrade toward the loc... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Rotary OY begins to throw some light snow east of Chama, New Mexico, passing milepost 329 on February 29, 2020. OY is pushed by K-36 Mikado locomotives Nos. 48... (more)

After plowing the narrow gauge main line east to Cresco, Colorado, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Rotary OY sits in front of the coaling tower at Chama, New Mexico, on the night of February ... (more)

Snow-covered curves catch the lowering sun between Dalton, New Mexico, and Cresco, Colorado on the afternoon of February 29, 2020. The quiet of the high country in winter is shattered as Cumbres &... (more)

The crew of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Rotary OY pauses during a short break in the action at the Highway 17 grade crossing above Dalton, New Mexico on February 29, 2020. Engineer Max Casias... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam Rotary OY, pushed by K-36 Mikado locomotives Nos. 487 and 484, approaches the Highway 17 grade crossing above Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020. The s... (more)