Originally constructed in 1880, and has been a celebrated tourist railroad since 1971, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad offers 64 miles of nonstop beautiful scenery throughout Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. While late summer isn't as popular as autumn, plenty of passengers were still out to experience a step back in time along the San Juan Extension. We spent 6 days in late August and early September documenting as much as possible of this fantastic railroad. It was an amazing experience documenting the hard-working K-36 class locomotives and crews fighting their way up the brutal 4% grade of Cumbres Pass. We saw K-36 locomotives #484, with its usual DT&I 5 Chime, #488, with its usual Nathan 5 Chime, and #489 with a fantastic AT&SF 6 Chime. Please enjoy our production of the Cumbres & Toltec working hard on General Palmer's Route!
Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Morning preparations in Chama
6:26 - Departing Chama
7:02 - Chama Tank
7:35 - Rio Chama Bridge
8:08 - Juke's Tree
8:45 - Highway #17 Grade Crossing
9:24 - Start 4% Grade
9:54 - Milepost 342
10:33 - The Narrows
11:03 - Milepost 341
11:36 - S-Curve in the Narrows
12:11 - Lake Lobato
13:11 - Lobato
14:23 - Dalton
16:11 - Hurley's Curve
16:44 - Highway #17 Grade Crossing
18:07 - State-Line Curve
19:13 - New Mexico-Colorado Border
20:05 - Cresco
21:18 - Milepost 335
21:52 - Milepost 333
22:28 - Coxo
24:02 - Coxo Curve
24:49 - Windy Point
25:38 - Cumbres Pass
29:04 - Milepost 329
29:47 - Apache
30:27 - Westbound to Chama
30:38 - Rio de Los Pinos Bridge
31:26 - Los Pinos
31:49 - Los Pinos Tank Waterstop
32:36 - Depart Los Pinos
33:41 - Los Pinos
34:55 - Apache Phone Booth
35:28 - Milepost 328
36:20 - Milepost 329
37:14 - Cumbres Pass
40:35 - Windy Point
41:15 - Coxo
42:20 - Perry's Pond
42:46 - Cresco
43:58 - Colorado-New Mexico Border
44:42 - S-Curve
45:41 - Highway #17 Grade Crossing
46:25 - Dalton
46:56 - Lobato
48:03 - Lake Lobato
48:33 - Milepost 342
49:14 - Highway #17 Grade Crossing
49:49 - Chama Tank
50:30 - Chama Coaling Tower
51:13 - Arrival in Chama
52:50 - Wye Operations
55:14 - Credits
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