Now it would be time to do somehing I had always wanted to do; photograph the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad climbing the four percent grade to Cumbres Summit and beyond. Today my dream came true. We will start with the Chama station.
Cumbres & Toltec 487 is ready for its duties today.
It moved the train for boarding. We left Chama and headed to our first photo location at the Jukes Tree.
The train ran by the Jukes Tree. Robin and I took off after the train in chase mode.
Our next photo location was at the start of the Narrows.
That was followed by the end of the Narrows.
We then went to Lobato.
Here is the train crossing the Lobato Trestle.
Our next photo location was from New Mexico Highway 17.
Below a private ranch grade crossing along the same highway.
That was followed by stopping at the second New Mexico Highway 17 grade crossing.
A photogenic location was an "S" curve below the highway.
Robin and I found another curve below the highway.
Our next location required a hike into Cresco to get these pictures.
At the first grade crossing of Colorado Highway 17.
We drove to Cumbres Summit station and I hiked to my next photo location.
The train approaching Cumbres Pass station.
The train at rest at Cumbres Pass station. We drove to our final photo location of this chase.
At a grade crossing just below Colorado Highway 17, we took our final pictures of our fantastic chase of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad then headed to Antonito.
A unique cloud as we drove to Antonito, the next stop of this trip.
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