This video was a part of my childhood, it is great to see it now be preserved on RU-vid for many years to come. The C&T is a railroad I will eventually visit.
@@RailwayProductions That goes double for me. I would like to visit the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad myself someday. Such beautiful scenery and amazing steam trains.
Great video of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad located in Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado. On going. It’s another beautiful heritage railroad. Very great. With the beautiful steam locomotives in operation at this narrow gauge 64-Mile long heritage railroad (Even when I have visited this back in July 2nd 2016 and July 3rd 2022).
As with many others here, this film (alongside many others you’ve made) was a major part of my childhood and was really one of the big things that pushed my love for trains at the time. It’s to the point I visited twice, latest 10 years ago. 487 was our road engine from Chama, 484 from Antonio, 463 with a photo charter I got a glimpse of in Osier. It really means a lot, so thanks for reuploading it to RU-vid.
I actually made a visit to C&T myself this past summer and it was an amazing experience. My favorite parts of the trip was I got to see an engine swap as on occasion when 2 trains are running and meet at Osier, the trains will swap engines and I got to see it happen. My other favorite part was getting permission to go in the cab of the engine I rode for the first leg of my trip and then blow the whistle. I’m definitely making another trip there in the future but will go via the other route/Antonito to Chama as I took the Chama to Antonito route for first visit.
Although I love the blast up the hill from Chama, my favorite part of the railroad is Antonito to Osier. Both for riding and line side photography. Not as easy as the chase up highway 17 out of Chama, but taking the jeep down some goat trail to an out of the way spot all by myself is really nice!
Amazing Video, I remember seeing clips of the footage here in other documentaries, but this tells the whole thing. BTW, this may sound silly, but do you have plans on putting the Alphabet Train Video by Railway Productions on this channel?
Surprisingly enough, I had this dvd as a child but never watched it til 2019 or 2020 I believe. I don't know why I never watched it, but I enjoyed it and still do after re-watching this. While there has been some change on C&T since 2021 with the introduction of oil-burning steam when 489 returned to service from its 1472 rebuild. I still think they're worth a visit to see their line, engines, and huge collection of rolling stock.
I remember watching a similar program called Narrow Rails Still Shine, which introduced me to two of the greatest legacies of Colorado railroading. Even as an Australian on the other side of the Pacific, the Rio Grande was among my favourite railroads in my childhood because of that.
I love the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. #488 and #497 are my 2 favorite steam locomotives. I also love they use Rotary snowplow OY to plow the snow. My favorite instruments 16:44 to 17:05 and 36:15 to 36:55
This movie strikes me as odd in the fact I can’t find any other footage or photos of the tripleheader train headed by 484, 489 and 497 respectively. Or any account of it ever happening online. You can see it at 1:15 12:04 14:09 54:32 54:45 and 55:26
Definitely NOT a scenic railroad for some. The Cumbres and Toltec “scenic” railroad is anything but that. My wife and granddaughter drove hundreds of miles and incurred hotel fees just to go on this train. There scenic seat was a paneled wall. Not a window. Just a wall. Any reputable railroad would have removed those seats. Nobody goes on a scenic railroad to just look at a wall. Remember some businesses have no ethics and greed reigns supreme. The Cumbres and Toltec railroad is the embodiment of those sentiments. Extremely, quintessentially abhorrent business practice if you’re the unlucky one!
God I used to watch this all night when I was little. Oh how I've missed it. I hope they upload Santa Fe Mainline Memories next. It and this disc was my favorite.
I understand how you feel. I agree about 497 as well, but 497 got her chance to run again between 1984 and 1991 on the D&S and then the C&T until 2002. 492 didn’t get that chance, so maybe it’s best we give 492 a turn. 497 had a sever accident in the 60’s which maybe the cause of the boiler certificate expiring a lot sooner than people expected. If 492 gets running, funny it will be 3 K-37’s in order (491, 492, and 493). I’m not gonna hold my breathe but as long as we keep our positivity and be greatful for anything the railway does to preserve, there always is a possibility 497 could make her return. I hope I make this comment calm and reasonable :)
1:14 Note the tripleheader with K-36 484 (in "Cumbres & Toltec" Rio Grande style lettering, K-36 489 (in "Rio Grande" lettering), and K-37 497 (in "Rio Grande" lettering) taken circa 1992-1999 since 497 became a full-time resident of the C&TS in 1992. Any idea of how many passenger cars are needed to mandate a doubleheader, let alone a tripleheader, from Chama to Cumbres?
I estimate around 20-30, since I’ve seen other videos with close up shots and counted. Still trying to find footage if this specific triple header myself
I have ridden the train over 20 times from 1976 to 2010. And chased the train even more times in both Spring and FAll. FAll is my favorite time of the year. Last time I chased was 2017. Thanks for making this video it brings back many fond memories.
