Cumbres and Toltec Fall colors train ride Antonito to Chama, NM

[@alcopower5710]

What a beautiful journey on a fantastic railway.

[@vettebecker1]

Always wanted to take this trip, thanks for sharing

[@deltanine6497]

Bravo! Many thanks! The ride on the platform behind 489's tank, curving down the low hills then across the sagebrush prairie into Antonito is a treasured memory of a ride enjoyed a few years back. :-)

[@rogergusty1802]

That is some train journey! Great scenery and an iconic engine. I had better start saving my money to try this experience first hand. Thanks Tom for uploading this one....I will watch a bit more with every coffee break I have today!

[@travelingtom923]

I know you like the scenery so I thought you would enjoy this one.

[@JohnCompton1]

Thanks for the temporary escape. I lived in Albuquerque in 95 and 96 and worked on the airport extension putting in the 100 year flood pipe but unfortunately never made it that way. I was going to watch for a few minutes but was amazed at the ever increasing beauty. Needless to say all 2 hrs was a wonderful caveat on a rainy Atlanta Sunday. Well posted...

[@tomas5376]

This ride was soooooo good I could smell the smoke!!!👍✌️😊🙏🏼🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂

[@brucesharpe1079]

A great train ride brilliant thanks 👍🏻

[@davidztog9011]

Skimmed thru it this time, but I'll revisit at a future date. Beautiful Scenic Ride, Tom. It's on the bucket list. Thanks for sharing. 👍 👍 👍

[@travelingtom923]

Believe it or not I have lived in Colorado most of my life and this was my first time riding this train. Finally got around to riding it and it was much more enjoyable that I thought it would be.

[@speedstick77]

The side to side wobbling is quite noticeable. The men in the caboose might have experienced a bit of motion sickness. GRIN Wish I could be so lucky...... Thank you for sharing!

[@modelmakerjohn9146]

Fantastic your so lucky 🍀

[@robertreznik9330]

I took the ride out of Chama to Cumbres pass and back September 1985. I will never forget the cold passenger cars and the jerking of the brakes going down to Chama. Using dynamic brakes would have put that wasted energy to use to heat the passengers. Travel used to be so basic.

[@DomAZ]

What a journey. Wonderful ride, than you for sharing.

[@travelingtom923]

You are welcome.

[@ebtmikado]

Absolutely wonderful!

[@nightlightabcd]

Amazing train ride and steam engine and scenery! But I have noticed that after seeing a few of these wonderful videos, I have never seen any wildlife, not a dear,or any other large animal nor small animal, like a rabbit, nor a single bird of any kind!

[@travelingtom923]

There is two trains daily in the Summer. Maybe the noise from the steam engine is scaring them away.

[@SimonTog]

Super nice video Tom :)

[@travelingtom923]

Thank you.

[@ccsteamer]

Great video...😎👍

[@RedRiverRailfan]

Amazing video!! We’re riding this summer on the same trip from Antonio to Chama! I can’t wait! Also, I do notice some sort of commotion about 1:45:30 in the video where the train goes into emergency and a passenger leaves the train. Do you know what happened there? Again, great video!

[@travelingtom923]

Yes that guy was drunk and got into a bad argument with his wife on the train. He was kicked off and walked all the way to the highway.

[@RedRiverRailfan]

@@travelingtom923 oh man! What a story for the other passengers

[@tomas5376]

Some people might appreciate knowing what the little wooden structure on the tender is used for.👍✌️😊🙏🏼

[@travelingtom923]

Most trains during this era had a minimum of a engineer, fireman, conductor, and brakeman on the train. There was no room for a 3rd person in the cab of the locomotive as the fireman was always shoving coal in the locomotive, and there was only two seats. So the conductor or brakeman would ride on the locomotive in the little wood shack (called the dog house) on the tender.

[@speedstick77]

Doesn't black smoke indicate poorly burned fuel? Thanks for sharing. That's a handsome engine.

[@travelingtom923]

Yes. Steam locomotives are very inefficient. About 95% of the heat is wasted.

[@robertreznik9330]

Efficiencies improved with the Baldwin 5000's burning oil but this improved engine marked the end when replaced with diesel electric in the 1940's

[@ryanmcgee6297]

How do you get a job as a steam locomotive engineer? Is there any schooling to help get that job? Your living my dream and I need to know how to get that wonderful job.

[@u.s.navyvietnamvetanddynam821]

You start from the bottom up.......

[@travelingtom923]

There is many tourist railroads that have "engineer for a hour" programs where you can operate steam or diesel locomotives, with or with out a train for a hour or more. Prices range from about $125 a hour and up. See websites for details search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=Awr9GjD.xW1eFjYAs1FXNyoA;_ylc=X1MDMjc2NjY3OQRfcgMyBGZyA3lmcC10BGZyMgNzYi10b3AEZ3ByaWQDUjdXLnE3Wm1RSHl2VzVZU3l4RkViQQRuX3JzbHQDMARuX3N1Z2cDOQRvcmlnaW4Dc2VhcmNoLnlhaG9vLmNvbQRwb3MDMARwcXN0cgMEcHFzdHJsAzAEcXN0cmwDMzcEcXVlcnkDbG9jb21vdGl2ZSUyMGVuZ2luZWVyJTIwZm9yJTIwYSUyMGhvdXIlMjBtdXNldW0EdF9zdG1wAzE1ODQyNTIzNjE-?p=locomotive+engineer+for+a+hour+museum&fr2=sb-top&fr=yfp-t&fp=1 The Cumbres and Toltec has both a engineer and fireman school where you can operate the locomotive with train but it is pretty expensive cumbrestoltec.com/about-us-2/engineer-fireman-school-2/

[@ryanmcgee6297]

WOW Thanks so much Tom. Really appreciate it and love your videos.

[@travelingtom923]

@@ryanmcgee6297 This website is better check out these www.railroaddata.com/rrlinks/Engineer_Experience_Programs/

[@travelingtom923]

@@ryanmcgee6297 Thank you.

[@jasonfeldman7497]

I'm amazed at how crisp and clear your video footage is. What type of camera do you use? I love taking the trip westbound out of Antonito, BTW.

[@jacksprat7087]

Does it make a round trip each day? What it it’s home base? Trip time? One hour and 55 minutes??

[@travelingtom923]

There is two one way trains. One leaving Antonito, Colorado and the other train leaving Chama, New Mexico. The entire one way trip takes around 8 hours with a 1 hour lunch stop. After you reach either Chama or Antonito you take a bus back to where you came from. Some trips are shorter (such as a half day trip). You either board in Chama or Antonito in the morning.

[@jimclarke1108]

The good old days

[@johngreen3543]

Has that locomotive ever been used in a movie or tv series?

[@HematomaFalafalPatrol]

Idk about 489 specifically but the railroad has been. Most notable in my mind is the zoo train at the start of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which was pulled by 484

[@rockwithyou2006]

looks like any other train journey in india except the steam engine

[@zebrashark23]

Poor 489. They should NOT have converted it. They should just have ran a diesel during high fire danger. What a damn shame.

[@tomharrington1393]

👍👍

[@Nostrildomus]

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[@olafmichelson8017]

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