Thank you for your patience while we retrieve your images.


« Previous Next »
524 of 784 photos

Osier, CO - Two Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Steam Trains

Two Cumbres & Toltec Scenic (C&TS) Railroad steam trains pass near the tiny Osier, Colorado, station, about midway between its main stations in Antonito in Conejos County, Colorado, and the town of Chama, New Mexico. The C&TS is a three-foot narrow gauge heritage railroad running between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito. It runs over 10,015-foot Cumbres Pass and through Toltec Gorge, from which it takes its name. As of 2015, the railroad was the highest and longest narrow-gauge steam railroad in the United States, with a track length of 64 miles. The train crosses back and forth between the two states 11 times when it makes its full journey. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad has been jointly owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico since 1970 when it was purchased from the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway, saving it from the scrap yards. Photo by Carol Highsmith.
No EXIF information is available

Categories & Keywords
Category:
Subcategory:
Subcategory Detail:
Keywords:

OsierCOTwo Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam trainsHighsmith2015