Cumbres and Toltec: Memorial Day Double Header

[@carlgomm9699]

Such a nice show, I love it when you can hear the engine's running and all the noise that goes with it

[@gonzaloiglesiashernandez6177]

Desde Chile, un abrazo. Soy fanático de los trenes y sobretodo las locomotoras a vapor. Espero ir un día a Estados Unidos y hacer esos fabulosos viajes. Saludos.

[@JRCinKY]

I rode this train a couple months ago and it was absolutely fantastic. One of the few things I have paid for in my entire lifetime and felt I got my money's worth and more. I heard there was going to be a lunch....I figured a bottle of water, Apple, and a cold ham sandwich. WRONG. Were served a great hot meal that would have been a bargain at $25. If I ever get back out there, I will ride it again. Scenery was beautiful and the train crew were gracious.

[@dorothyballew1009]

Thank you for this wonderful trip through the mountains--miss them so much! Excellent filming--put me right on that train....one of the best I've ever seen.

[@nightlightabcd]

Amazing! I would like to go there some day! One heck of a zoom lenze you have there! Well done!

[@k4xtt]

Some of the best scenic railroad shots ever. And with Steam!!

[@garlinmiller5808]

I love watching those old steam engines great video. thanks for shareing. from middletown,ohio.

[@abbabb8641]

I could tell you about steam in Middletown. My grandfather went from locomotive to stationary as the first, 1st class stationary engineer in Ohio. He built a plant for Sorg Paper. It provided heat and electricity to downtown Middletown. It still provided heat to South Main until the paper mill burnt last year. I would like to know if somehow tne power plant survived the fire.

[@mikeyjasoncampbell9694]

#488 is my favorite steam locomotive in the Cumbres and Toltec.

[@ПавелНичик-х9е]

Сказка!! Эти машины имеют душу!! Они живые в отличие от электровозов и тепловозов!🙂

[@EditGuy6610]

Very well done! Thanks for sharing.

[@brunet42]

Fantastic video. Thank you. I'll be riding in a chartered caboose on September 19! I can't wait. I haven't ridden the C&TS since 1979. I'm really looking forward to it.

[@rogerhuber3133]

Absolutely great photography. I like what they have done with the cars. I'm glad the K-27 is running but the K-36 is so photogenic.....my 2nd favorite NG steamer.

[@PeterNGloor]

Excellent professionally shot video!

[@haroldsmuck3569]

An excellent video, Thanks for sharing.

[@airailimages]

Good looking video. Thumbs Up.

[@RomekSolnicki]

Great movie !!! Thank you.

[@fermincuervo8613]

GREAT.....WONDERFUL....

[@tomepixel]

Wish I still lived close , havin ridden it twice but now back in NC Nice Vid I mite add

[@susandalton5245]

A breathing machine! Reminds me of childbirth...Lamaze breathing techniques!!!! Thanks for the video.

[@MustangsTrainsMowers]

A steam locomotive is the closest that any man made machine gets to being alive. It’s smells, it shakes, chugs and whistles.

[@barbaraaspengen9810]

I love this too so Awesome

[@jayfmiller]

Very nice. Thank you. The audio was sure crisp and handled high freqs. The turbine on 488 while they were coaling made me turn down the volume.

[@AustinGoodwin1]

+jayfmiller Thanks. 488 for some reason had a very high pitched dynamo last season when compared to the other engines. Towards the end of the season is was hard to listen to that engine on the coaling tower web cams because of the high pitch. It's not as high pitched in person though. Either that or I just got used to it over time.

[@jayfmiller]

+Austin Goodwin in 2008 I was fortunate to do a cab ride on steam locomotive #735 on the mainline trip in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan. The dynamo on that was also high pitched.

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

488 sounds awesome with 497’s whistle

[@alexfarrell5533]

I didn't know she had 497's whistle.

[@basictransportenthusiast4386]

@@alexfarrell5533 for a brief period 484 and 488 swapped whistles

[@raymondleggs5508]

I love the hooter whistles. :-D

[@allanegleston4931]

i know we can, i know we can.:)

[@gerardgillet5280]

Très belle vidéo dans des paysages magnifiques... Je pense que le franchissement du pont les locomotives séparées c'est pour limiter la charge...

[@aphotographerfromcaliforni2661]

488’s whistle sounds like 497’s whistle back in the 90s

[@DafyddWouters]

I was wondering what happened at 31:00, hmm why did it stop... So i keep watching, ooh yeah.. Bridge.. Locs (Heavy) ahh now I get it haha :)

[@tonyburzio4107]

They don't really need it any more now that the bridge has been repaired after the fire. Before, however, it was found during reconstruction that the bridge piers had been undercut by the river, so I guess it was fortunate they continued the old D&RG regulation. :-)

[@up844productions8]

Those locks weigh 100 tons so it pushes the scales of the bridge to the point of if they tried to move both engines over it by-by bridge

[@frozone-yeah]

At 51:11 it almost sounds like 463 is saying goodbye to 488. Such emotion from steam engines which is why they will always be my favorite type of engine.

[@southernrailwayfan1338]

Justin Ramsey it’s 463

[@frozone-yeah]

Pc Principal Oh it is, I’m sorry, that’s my bad.

[@frozone-yeah]

Pc Principal I have just not had a good past couple of weeks because my mind is shot from this quarantine. I haven’t felt like myself since.

[@frozone-yeah]

Pc Principal I hope you are able to hear at least what I’m pointing out.

[@irmadeangelis4218]

Para que a nadie se le olvide lo que vale ese país ellos hacen remembransas de cada uno de sus pasos históricos a pesar de ser un país en abanse

[@concertalleyrail]

I don't know what that deafning sound was but it sure hurt my ears.

[@cq7415]

Good! First half switch-yard, second half in mountains. Looks cold in mountains with patches of snow. Thanks for sharing. If Memorial Day week, why do the leaves on first half show color like fall?

[@ebtmikado]

Research the species of tree, then view its color characteristics.

[@fredfadungy1925]

i my eye.. thers not much more Beautiful than a Locomotive under steam.. or a sound more melodic.. and then, you hear the Whistle...

[@davidpoor8638]

Any idea what the monument is that comes into view at 37:33? Can't quite read what's writen in it...

[@alexfarrell5533]

26:54 you can hear 463's bell!

[@piebstrains1]

Great footage. You are getting close ups that are most impressive! Thanks so much.Was this all taken by just a single person? It would seem that one can't get fast enough from some of the locations to the next? What kind of camera equipment did you use?

[@exilfromsanity]

+piebstrains1 The train only goes about 15 MPH, it's pretty easy to get to a location in front of it.

[@kjfenterprises9618]

26:00 Highball!

[@williamreed805]

This was shot in 2015 correct? Nice scenes and enjoyed the footage!

[@brianfalzon6739]

Notice the K-37 #497's tender!!! Any mention or news about #497?

[@electronicjoyride3444]

I'm pretty sure it'll be back someday, but for now they should focus on restoring 483

[@brianfalzon6739]

Dominic Korzelius And what are they planning to do with #483 besides #497?

[@electronicjoyride3444]

I believe either cosmetic, or adding it to the active roster i guess

[@brianfalzon6739]

Dominic Korzelius Maybe

[@AustinGoodwin1]

Dominic Korzelius 483 will not be restored at the C&TS but will be traded for 478 at the Durango and Silverton.

[@AlexTheRailroader]

I'm a train enthusiast and I was wondering, what is the reason for the double-header? I've seen a video where one of those engines was hauling the same 7 passenger cars without any issues. Was this just for aesthetics?

[@AustinGoodwin1]

The reason is because the 463 is a much smaller engine than the standard K-36 and has less horsepower. With 463 being the road engine for the day a helper was needed to lift the train up the pass. 463 can handle at the most 6 cars up the 4.5% grade on a good day and the day this was filmed, rain and snow was a definite threat up on the line making conditions less than ideal for traction. The day before the daily train had issues climbing the hill due to wet rails and arrived 30 minutes late to Osier.

[@AlexTheRailroader]

Austin Goodwin oh I see. That makes sense. Thanks

[@railroadman32257]

We rode it on opening day of 2016 (you can see me and my grandson on the tourist car in one of the clips taken that day) and had two of the larger engines as far as Cumbres. I was told that on opening day, and again near July 4, the practice is to keep selling seats until an hour or so before train time or until they run out of equipment at Chama. One of the larger "K" class I was told could handle 7 cars but if more than that was required it would double head to Cumbres. Quite a sight and we will be back on May 31 this year with our grand-daughter - she graduates HS in Wylie, TX on 5/27, opening day this year. One of my older friends at church and I are looking at opening day 2018.

[@raymondleggs5508]

Loose valves?

[@Buynot]

What ever happened to 483?

[@munchkin5674]

What is the reason for all the whistle blowing? I can understand some, but why so much?

[@TrainingMacro]

20:10, I need to know, what is the purpose of the cabin on the tender? Is it a latrine?

[@AustinGoodwin1]

What you're referring to is known as the doghouse and it's where the brakeman would sit due to limited space in the locomotive's cab. The doghouse was fitted to the K-28, K-36, and K-37 classes of locomotives on the narrow gauge with only one K-27 (453) being equipped with one. They also were steam heated for winter use.

[@charlessprick7995]

Austin h

[@robertsherman4433]

Shelter for brakeman that gave him protection form elements while actively watching train and responding from forward positions and often many mid train helpers.

[@garyamerson1208]

why do they un cupple at the bridge

[@AustinGoodwin1]

The bridge was built so long ago it wasn't designed to support the weight of two bigger K class locomotives so one has to be cut off and sent ahead of the train

[@larrylawson5172]

The original bridge was very severely damaged in a fire in 2010. The original bridge was made of wrought iron. The main beams were replaced at that time (2012). Wrought iron is no longer available for this purpose. They did not replace the bents (hold up the bridge) as they were not damaged. Cost of course is always an issue and historic accuracy. Long story short - It was rebuilt to roughly the original specs (modern standards applied). This is a very interesting article that helps understand what happened. www.apti.org/clientuploads/publications/2014/Rutz%20article%20for%20web.pdf