Victorian Iron Horse Round Up At The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad 

They need to be converted to oil.

@@zebrashark23 No they don't.

​@@zebrashark23 No they don't, what's with the US wanting to seemingly convert every single remaining locomotive to oil? Europe doesn't have that problem, there are not enough steam trains left in the US for coal to make any impact on the environement, and wood is CO2 neutral anyway, fire risk is managable as well.

@@slome815 1: The US is vast, and coal is becoming harder and harder to source. More and more now the mines that make good steam coal are far from steam operations, massively increasing the cost of the fuel. 2: Oil is cheap 3: The risk from fires brings the threat of huge insurance costs and litigation and pressure from the public sector. That's the reason why the D&S is going to oil burning after a fire two years ago, that's how they're managing the fire risk.

@@TheSonic10160 I was being sarcastic. I'm very opposed to converting coal/wood burners to oil.

They would be great in a modern Western set in the early 1870's

Without doubt its a special sight.

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Glad you like them!

Thats awesome. It may have been from Chama because there is a option to ride from Antinito or Chama. Certainly is a great ride

@@ColoradoRailroadProductions Thanks!

They sure are

i had the very same thought when i saw it.

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Skilled engineers

They don't. It's never exact. It's close, so that they don't constantly slip. But otherwise it's impossible.

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@@ColoradoRailroadProductions the two wood burning steam locomotives look like they where the stars of the event

@@eliotreader8220 they were definitely the stars on the day we went

20 will be doing a few photo charters at the cumbres and Toltec we will be going down to film it on Labor Day

Glenbrook is from is from the Nevada state railway Museum. 425 is locomotive #315 just painted in a different scheme. #315 (425) is owned by the durango and Silverton historical society

@@ColoradoRailroadProductions Thanks for that info. The Eureka and Glenbrook look so fine together. Time travel seeing that train for sure. Wish my wife had lived long enough to see them as she was really in to trains of that period.

@@rogerhuber3133 they certainly have a charm to them

They didn’t have to double head the locomotives they just did it for dramatic effect. Ended up making some really cool sights

The locos come from two different owners. Eureka comes from Las Vegas from a private owner and the Glenbrook is from the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City. Only recently was the Glenbrook returned to operation in 2015

It is c&t’s

They just had 2 experienced engineers run them

Not really, surprisingly the amount of water was the bigger problem limiting the range of these locomotives.

@@ColoradoRailroadProductions That's true also. And I wonder if the water was hard. Meaning it had lots of deposits which reduced the locomotives steaming capacity

No they are original

They are completely original

Not only are they original but they are less than 15 separated in Serial numbers from Baldwin locomotive works. They were both built in the factory at the same time in the early 1870s

In all honesty with the grade coming out of Antonio, I doubt it. That being said even if it could they wanted to double head them because it looked cool

They are original.

the issue is all of these are narrow gauge locos not standard gauge

He's correct. Also i dont think either engine runs anymore. The last Texas restoration was for display. Even the William Mason hasn't run in years, and it was fully repainted just for display.

I wish they would convert them to oil already. It's not historically accurate, but it's the right thing to do. Coal is antiquated and so is wood given the drought conditions going on.

@@zebrashark23 why though it wouldn't have the wow factor if they were converted the riders wouldn't get to watch them load coal and water

@@farmallskittle I know. I was being sarcastic.

I would expect wood fired locomotives to burn cleaner than coal . It is a cleaner fuel, less carbons, quicker burning. " The coal Clerk"

@@zebrashark23 Considering Glenbrook normally runs on a circle track that is less than a mile wide in Carson city and is specifically restored to be as it looked in 1870s Neither Locomotive is from this Railroad they are only visiting neither owner is even slightly interested in converting to Oil

I know that the Eureka is woodfired!

the only oil fired one is the 489

@@ColoradoRailroadProductions when did they convert her to oil fired?

@@rudycarlson8245 a few months ago, The Durango and Silverton plans on converting all their locomotives to oil and I think at some point the Cumbres and Toltec will convert all of their daily locomotives to oil

@@ColoradoRailroadProductions is oil cheaper?

because they only have three coaches specific to that era restored at the moment

@@ColoradoRailroadProductions Oh ok, that's makes alot more sense now. Thank you.

Also engine #425. Is that just engine #315 re-numbered for the occasion?

@@daskriegsman7013 yes, it is. 315 was backdated to its original Denver & Rio Grande number and livery just for this event.

@@daskriegsman7013 yes