Four locomotives under steam ready to take trains West to Durango and East to Alamosa. Left to right, #487, #483 (behind 487), #484, and 498 in June of 1967

In June of 1967, DRGW #487 as helper and #483 as road engine, have just taken coal at the tipple located at Monero, several miles West of Chama. By the end of the following year, this section of r... (more)

Heading west from Chama. The helper had run ahead light to Gato where it would wait for the 487 and its train. The two engines would then doublehead for the climb from Gato to near Falfa, where ... (more)

Minus 20 in Chama. 487 had been on the point of a flanger train over Cumbres.