Boarding in the top photo.
Old engine 484 sucking up 1000 gallons of water every twenty minutes.
Sonny, the engineer is topping off the water in the tender.
Crossing the Cascade Trestle, the highest crossing on the route.
This was the ride today on the Cumbres Toltec Express from Chama, New Mexico to Osier, Colorado.
If you don't like smoke, soot, and cinders, and clanking, chugging, and rocking, then, I suggest you skip the ride on the railroad. However, if you want a taste of history, like to inhale spectacular scenery, and enjoy highly intelligent and informed guides at your disposal, then spending six hours on the CT RR is for you. The pictures I am posting tell most of the story, however due to limited space and attention spans, I am only posting four of the fifty I took. I will do justice to the trip on my website http://www.terrytraveler.com/ later. I hope to get a complete story of this trip published to the web sometime around the first of September. Meanwhile, these will give you the flavor of the day.
The pictures on their website are outstanding and many are taken when the Aspen trees are in their golden glory, so I direct you to:
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Way to go!! You were a big hit in abstencia. The kids were all excited to get your many gifts. I talked to Matt on Thursday and told him a package had arrived from you with instructions for him to open it on July 28th. Asked him what it was all about. He said he didn't know. He said: "All I did was ask Uncle Terry if he was coming to Camp Cowan." I told him that must have been the reason. On Friday he called and wanted to know if I had shaken the box. I told him no. It was too big. He said "As soon as I get there and give you a hug, I'm going to open it" Isn't he a special person? He read your letter aloud which they all enjoyed . I even got some hand-me-downs out of it. Thanks. Lisa and Matthew took turns wearing the T-shirt with your picture. I'll bet you had a blast preparing that box. It was a really nice thing to do. Thanks from Sharon and me/I (I don't know which is proper English when used this way.) Anyway, it sounds like you are enjoying your travels so be safe and we will talk later. Love, Mike
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