C&TS 44-tonner (weight 47 tons apparently) #19 was sent over to C&TS from Oahi Railway & Land Co. in 1972.

K-36 No. 489 pulls away after dropping off a car at the shop in Antonito.The 489 will then switch over and back into the shop for the night to prepare for tomorrows run to Chama.

Colorado & Southern T-12 No. 168 built by Baldwin for the Denver & Rio Grande in 1883 awaits restoration,. Cumbres & Toltec K-36 No. 489 cools down from the days trip from Chama.

Engine 488 takes a rest in the Antonito shed after another hard working day on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad

Shortly before sunrise the 489 fills the morning air with smoke as it climbs toward Cumbres. This was part of a two day photo op sponsored by the Friends of the C&TS.

Colorado and Southern T-12 No. 168, built by Baldwin for the Denver and Rio Grande in 1883 awaits restoration in the Cumbres and Toltec shop in Antonito Co.

At 7:53 a.m. the 489 pulls away from the water plug at Cumbres to begin putting together three cuts of cars into a 30 car train for its trek down the east side of Cumbres. This was part of a two ... (more)

Could this be the RGS at the Lizardhead snow shed in 1949?The remains of the snowshed at Cumbres and the weed grown wye track provide a reasonably good imitation of the old RGS, given it is over 6... (more)

A long eastbound train rounds Tanglefoot curve east of Cumbres. Tanglefoot may or may not have been a term used by the railroaders, it does not appear in any timetables or special instructions, bu... (more)

The March 12-13 "snow plowing" special had glorious weather but not a whole lot of snow. The first good snow we encountered was just west of Big Horn where the tracks are sheltered by t... (more)

D&RGW Flanger OJ. This little critter was the focus of the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad's 2016 winter charter. One of at least 10 such cars that were built by the Denve... (more)

Full crew. Carlos Llamas, engineer, Mr. Bear, assistant engineer, and Jake Vigil, fireman, on the March 12-13 Friends of the C&TS snow plowing special. I understand Carlos is writing a book about... (more)

End of Standard Gauge. This image was an effort to re-create the 1950 Bob Richardson photo that the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec used to advertise the 2016 Flanger Charter. That histori... (more)

Sweet Home Antonito. Lately, I've been on quite a number of charters, during which night photo sessions were planned. Unfortunately, on most of them, the night sessions ended up being canc... (more)

Desert Dawn. A D&RGW Flanger outfit heads west from Ferguson's Trestle at sunrise, on a mission to open the line to Chama via Cumbres Pass. On the back platform of his caboose, Extra 487's... (more)