Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad - August on the San Juan Extension (4K60)
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Running on 64 miles of the former Denver & Rio Grande Western's narrow gauge San Juan Extension through beautiful scenery, cresting 10,015 foot Cumbres Pass and crossing the Colorado/New Mexico state line 11 times, the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has been a popular destination for railfans and tourists alike for decades. In late August 2023, I visited the Cumbres & Toltec for 2 and a half days documenting the operations of the railroad.
We will first see K-36 class 2-8-2 number 488 as she is serviced at Chama and performs some switching in preparation for the departure of train 216. We will then follow train 216 in video shot over two separate days as it makes its way from Chama to Los Pinos, climbing the 4 percent grade to Cumbres Pass.
Next, we will see K-36 number 484 as she heads west light from Antonito, bound for Chama to receive a regular boiler wash. Then, we will watch as K-27 number 463 is prepared to take train 215 west from Antonito, which we will then follow to Phantom Curve, east of Osier.
Finally, we will follow number 488 again as it continues the run of 215 (again over two separate days) from Los Pinos to Chama over Cumbres Pass, before we finally watch as the train is wyed and the engine is put to bed for the night.
Come along and watch as 3 different narrow gauge mikados work through beautiful scenery to accomplish the day-to-day operations of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.
Chapters:
0:00 Chama Morning
8:16 Train 216 Chama-Los Pinos
35:24 Antonito Morning
39:43 Train 215 Antonito-Phantom Curve
49:07 Train 215 Los Pinos-Chama
1:08:18 Chama Evening
One of the finest train videos I've watched. Great railroad. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video of #488. Best RR in the United States. A must ride train 👍🙏
Nothing on this planet like a steam loco whistle. Beautiful.
Great video, one of the best on youtube! I would recommend dropping your frame rate to to 24fps and your shutter speed to 1/50s to get a more natural motion
24fps is nice, but it's just not for me. Even 30 looks a bit garbage with this particular video camera. Thanks for the compliment!
Truly superb camera work including getting into rarely seen off the beaten track locations. Excellent variety and thoughtful camera angles capture the equipment and great scenery beautifully. Is there anything more beautiful than a K-36 whistle? Knowing the terrain and "roads", hard to believe you got into so many challenging locations chasing the same train! Look forward to the rest of the series. Jeff Otto
It truly is amazing how much D&RGW equipment survived. Between the C&TSRR and the Durango & Silverton, we have several working examples of D&RGW narrow-gauge steam as well as preserved examples on static display and scores of rolling stock, not to mention several miles of track to ride.
Ahhh 463 The Little Engine that could! :)
An excellent high quality video.
Thanks!
Excellent footage! I can almost smell the coal smoke!
Love that hooter whistle on the 463 !
Great to see these guys have so much working rolling stock. Nothing sadder than going somewhere and seeing broken bits of trains lying around.
Absolutely stunning video Dan. Your edits are clean, you used a tripod and you prepared the shots well. 10 out of 10.
8:19 the whistle scared those ladies lol, welcome to the old steam era 🤷♂️
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