Cumbres 2014

I found some time to break free from work recently, and found myself chasing a charter on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad put on by Jay Wimer of Chama through his Chama Steam Excursions. I spent two days on the mountain here chasing the charter, grabbing both familiar shots, and hopefully, some "non-standard" shots beyond the scope of the normal railfan shots.

Locomotive engineer Soni Honegger of the C&TS speaks with an unnamed shop employee before departure.
Awaiting her crew, a lone mudhen sits on the mainline of the Denver and Rio Grande Western's "San Juan Extension" ready to tackle "the hill" to the summit of Cumbres.
Eastbound from Durango. A dreary morning finds K-27 #463 bringing in a light train from the west into the Chama Yard. Before 1970, this leg of the Chama Wye was the mainline to Durango, Silverton, and Farmington.

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