As I mentioned last week, the highlight of my recent trip to Colorado was a memorable ride on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. We drove from Alamosa to Antonito, making certain to be there in ...

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad engineer and fireman school poses with instructors in front of the Engine 487 at the summit of Cumbres Pass in Colorado. In the thick of swirling plumes of ...

The steaming black Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad locomotive whistled at dawn Wednesday in Chama, N.M., as Ride the Rockies cyclists began their fourth day by ascending Cumbres Pass alongside the ...

This week, to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of Colorado’s historic Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, the rail line is hosting a gathering of 10 operating steam locomotives — the first of ...

There are hundreds of railroad museums and scenic train rides all across the United States. Many of them offer the opportunity to "step back in time" or "relive yesteryear." But few deliver on that ...

FARMINGTON, N.M.- The Cumbres and Toltec Railroad will be on the tracks for its 51st season. "This year is looking up for a lot of reasons that we’re all kind of following but really this year we’re ...

CHAMA, N.M.-- Hands sweating in borrowed leather gloves, I slowly ease the oversized brass lever toward me with an odd-sounding combination of brute strength and finesse. Ronnie Lopez nods ...

KUSA - It rolls through scenic country that seems right out of a Louis L'Amour western. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad opens its 2014 season in just a few weeks. Cumbres is the highest narrow ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ANTONITO, Colo.—The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad advertises itself as “one of America’s most authentic railroads.” The little narrow gauge train chugs ...

There are hundreds of railroad museums and scenic train rides all across the United States. Many of them offer the opportunity to “step back in time” or “relive yesteryear.” But few can truly deliver ...

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