Rio Grande 315 sits out the summer on display near the Chama depot until called upon to pull the occasional charter. She was build for the Florence and Cripple Creek in 1895 and was restored by th... (more)
CTS 487 and 489 lead the first train of the season towards Cumbres Pass.
Sometimes you don't want a caboose. The 315 had to take a cut of cars up the hill to Cumbres, but the four percent to too much for all the cars and a caboose, so the caboose was left behind. Thi... (more)
The westbound San Juan Express heads out of Chama for Durango....actually just the daily C&TS train heading west out of town to the end of modern day track to turn on the wye, but with a full yard... (more)
489 receives some attention from her crew after arriving from Antonito as the passengers de-train.
487 pulls away from the engine house to be readied for her day as helper engine up the hill to Cumbres.
After completing her run from Antonito, 489 is topped off with sand at the end of the day.
In a scene that has played out thousands of times before in Chama, a crewman cleans the ashpan prior to a day of work.
You gotta have a caboose. And you want to get home. Given such a challenge railroaders can be very creative. Their regular caboose was bad ordered in Chama, and there was no spare. So rather t... (more)
D&RGW K-27 No. 463 drifts downhill from Cumbres Pass with the first Eastbound train of the 2017 season.
Opening day on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic.
On a crisp winter morning, K-36 number 489 pulls the annual Christmas Train out of Chama on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Baldwin K-36 with the train from Antonito Co.to Chama NM. drifts down the 2% grade from Cumbres Pass to Chama.
The morning's eastbound out of Chama slams up the stiff grades and sharp curves of the Rio Grande San Juan Extension towards Antonito.
Locomotive: CTS 484
7-26-16 Chama, NM
