Returning to Chama!

It’s a beautiful afternoon on October 8, 2024. Many of the Aspen trees have shed their leaves, especially in the higher elevations, but closer to Chama, the gold is still vibrant.
Looking down the Los Pinos valley, we see Cumbres & Toltec 489 turn north bringing the Antonito to Chama train home. Sometimes it will stop at the water tank, but today it continues up the 2 percent grade toward Cumbres Pass.
The trains always stop at 10.022 foot Cumbres Pass, sometimes to take on water but always to check the bearings and brakes before continuing down the 4 percent grade.
Beyond Windy Point, which can be seen in the background above Highway 17, the train makes the tightest curve on the 64 mile railroad in the Wolf Creek Valley before the straightaway toward the crossing at Coxo.
The train departed Antonito at 10 AM, stopped at Osier for lunch, and then pulled into Chama around 4PM. There is no bad time to ride the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, but fall is the most popular. Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado put on an incredible show of turning Aspens and Cottonwood trees before succumbing to the cold and snow that is a few weeks away.
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[@DomAZ]

Awesome to see 489 passing thru an amazing scenery and wonderful sound.

[@YardLimit]

Thank you, Dom!

[@rupak-travelmoments]

It's really a picturesque train spotting episode !! Greetings from India.

[@YardLimit]

Thank you!

[@ferenctakacs3138]

Szép videó!😀 Nyomtam egy nagy like!👍

[@YardLimit]

Thank you!

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

Hello Thomas, these are fantastic shots of the train traveling through the beautiful autumn landscape of New Mexico. I really like this narrow gauge railway with its great locomotives. Thanks for the great video, have a nice and successful week and best wishes, Wolfgang

[@YardLimit]

Thank you, Wolfgang! I enjoyed making this video and the fall is a perfect time of year to be in northern New Mexico/southern Colorado.

[@GreatNorthernTech]

Great video as always. 😊

[@YardLimit]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@stephensfarms7165]

Thanks for the beautiful 🤩 ride on our train. 🚂 great photography and sound. Great video of the leaves were so pretty. Thanks so much. 👍👍👍👍

[@YardLimit]

Thank you! Fall is the best time!

[@karstenernst9897]

Wunderschöne Aufnahmen 👍👍🇩🇪

[@ChristianHolmesPorter]

I bet engine 489 is running a lot better as an oil burner now then it was back in 2021.

[@YardLimit]

They used her a lot this year. There are some issues that will be resolved this winter, but nothing to do with the conversion.

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

I wish that I had made that trip a round trip one instead of taking the bus back Chama! That was a fantastic ride!!!

[@YardLimit]

I don't know how many people do that. It would be easy from Antonito to Chama and back to Antonito the next day. There are hotels in Chama that are within walking distance of the depot.

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

@YardLimit

[@YardLimit]

You're thinking about Antonito. Nothing hear there! There are several places right across the street from the depot in Chama. That's what I was talking about.

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

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