Having fought drifts around Windy Point, steam rotary plow OY now uses the rest of the afternoon to clear the yard and wye at Cumbres Summit. The photo line thanks the crew for directing the snow... (more)
Taken on the Antonito end of Tanglefoot curve where the tracks start to run along side of the highway.
Taking on Water, from here it's all downhill... SouthWestRails.Com
In this view from "Kodak Rock," an unidentified railfan watches intently as 487 and its train work upgrade over highway 17 and past a group of chasers at the crossing.
After 'racing' up Cumbres Pass, the locomotive engineer and motorist converse about their historic forms of transportation at the summit.
Taken from just below Windy Point, the 487 is seen crossing Highway 17 with many railfans gathered.
Cresting the summit of 10,000 foot Cumbres Pass.
