Narrow Gauge Night Train!

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  • Опубліковано 30 лис 2021
  • Swept over the border of Colorado and New Mexico runs a former lifeline of the wild west. In the 1800s, people moved by narrow gauge rails through Cumbres Pass and the Toltec Gorge, day and night. In August 2021, the first overnight train on the narrow gauge in over a hundred years carried passengers over the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. With ornately restored rolling stock, 64 miles of track, and a clear night sky, the magic of rail travel in a time long left behind was rekindled.
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    cumbrestoltec.com
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 42

  • @Fidgetdidget
    @Fidgetdidget 2 роки тому +8

    I love the new world symphony

  • @tjmfarming9584
    @tjmfarming9584 2 роки тому +17

    Wow, this is certainly interesting
    I could imagine someone living nearby the line not knowing about this trip thinking it’s a ghost train or something… it’s certainly got a vibe

    • @HighIron
      @HighIron  2 роки тому +5

      It sure felt surreal at certain moments, like going into a time warp.

    • @lostonessoul5154
      @lostonessoul5154 2 роки тому

      @E Van The sounds of the steam pushing the engine forward, The click clack of the wheels against the rails, the light glaring as the engine turns a corner on the line, those haunting whistles blowing into the night........sounds perfect for a horror book if you ask me.

  • @DerpyPossum
    @DerpyPossum 2 роки тому +6

    very intriguing! 👍
    night trains are always a vibe.

    • @HighIron
      @HighIron  2 роки тому +2

      There's nothing else on earth like them.

  • @TheRCScotsman
    @TheRCScotsman 2 роки тому +2

    What a lovely video! One of the nicest, most atmospheric and artistic videos I've seen in ages. I really do envy the open-landscape, steam-hauled rail journeys that still happen across America. They're like relics of a time-gone-by. Having said that, I've been on a train hauled by Flying Scotsman, so it's not all bad!

  • @alecbutler2450
    @alecbutler2450 2 роки тому

    I was on that train making a sound recording of the whole climb from Chama to Cumbres.

  • @Foxymorris9236
    @Foxymorris9236 2 роки тому +2

    The locomotive looks cool at night

  • @lostonessoul5154
    @lostonessoul5154 2 роки тому +1

    OK can we talk about that intro music? It sounded like we were going to war via the power of narrow gauge steam!!!!! Love it!!!! Seriously gives me some war time train service mixed with ghost train vibes. Perhaps the spirits of old soldier heading off to war on a train that was destroyed?

  • @chrisscott8934
    @chrisscott8934 2 роки тому +1

    I seen thim do night Freight photo shoots for photography and narrow gage engines do cool things expeclley in huckleberry railroad they do this Christmas event they did at night and that's a sight to see

  • @Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard
    @Mr.RailYard-LJLRailYard 2 роки тому

    Wow cool steam runs at night.

  • @gregsmith1719
    @gregsmith1719 2 роки тому

    Great atmosphere in your photography! Less is more.

  • @Ryan_Rail
    @Ryan_Rail 2 роки тому +3

    I love 168, I live in Colorado Springs where it was on display for 60+ years. I also managed to get one of the original window frames from the cab before they rebuilt it. Hopefully, I can get down to the railroad to see it in action one day!!!

  • @mikestudioz216
    @mikestudioz216 2 роки тому +2

    Talk about Night Fever!

  • @huskerhank6231
    @huskerhank6231 2 роки тому +1

    Incredible video. Its like Winston O Link came back with a video camera!

  • @Nkp757railfan
    @Nkp757railfan 2 роки тому +1

    Magical

  • @jacobwalker6092
    @jacobwalker6092 2 роки тому +1

    Amazing filming! The music goes great with it! Btw I’m that guy that my dad and I talked to you a bit at the diesel photo session at TVRM

  • @willberestartingthischanne9984
    @willberestartingthischanne9984 2 роки тому +1

    Nice!

  • @deadmantellsnotalecrystall5491
    @deadmantellsnotalecrystall5491 2 роки тому

    Looks like the video was from a old black and white color film of a wild western train departing in the night.

  • @multifan75
    @multifan75 2 роки тому +1

    This is amazing! I love the background music!

  • @menaravaladao3520
    @menaravaladao3520 2 роки тому +1

    Wow! The video looks so nice , i loved the engines at night time

  • @sirtrailproductions8198
    @sirtrailproductions8198 2 роки тому +1

    This is just great!!

  • @brianfalzon6739
    @brianfalzon6739 2 роки тому

    That’s epic!

  • @northernohiorailfanningpro8899
    @northernohiorailfanningpro8899 2 роки тому +3

    Wow this was a really well put together video! I’ve always liked your content and you always seem to upload at the right time lol. I was researching the Cumbres & Toltec and the Durango and Silverton earlier today since me and my family are gonna try and go to Colorado next summer, and those 2 railroads are on the bucket list! Again great footage!!

    • @HighIron
      @HighIron  2 роки тому

      Do it! These pikes are in a league of their own. Glad you're enjoying the show!

  • @Gacha-Central-Railroad
    @Gacha-Central-Railroad 2 роки тому +1

    beautiful

  • @atsfevan0242
    @atsfevan0242 2 роки тому +1

    This sure was interesting

  • @prairierailproductions6737
    @prairierailproductions6737 2 роки тому +2

    I need to see 168 a still remember when it was a display.
    BTW could you start listening the music you use
    Edit: I stand corrected

    • @HighIron
      @HighIron  2 роки тому +1

      The only one that's not listed is Dvorak's New World Symphony, courtesy of MusOpen.

  • @jimmyhook4852
    @jimmyhook4852 2 роки тому

    Bit of a correction btw: Sublette is in New Mexico, not Colorado. ^^'

  • @shadowofbrazil
    @shadowofbrazil 2 роки тому

    Do a video on the southern and NW merger please?!?!?

  • @blacksmeim8791
    @blacksmeim8791 2 роки тому +1

    Wow, you were awake for the whole trip? Or did you slip into some slumbering on the way? ;)

    • @HighIron
      @HighIron  2 роки тому

      Nope, didn't achieve sleepiness until reaching Antonito. :)

  • @canadianrockymountainrails8423
    @canadianrockymountainrails8423 2 роки тому

    Do you have another Full Steam Ahead Coming up.

  • @adityakoli2002
    @adityakoli2002 2 роки тому +1

    0:52 name of the song pls btw great video ❤️❤️

    • @HighIron
      @HighIron  2 роки тому

      Dvorak's New World Symphony, courtesy of MusOpen.

  • @TheModelRailroader152
    @TheModelRailroader152 2 роки тому +1

    I'm very early

  • @TRtraybloxeey
    @TRtraybloxeey 2 роки тому +1

    Nice!