Chasing the Cumbres and Toltec, June 4-7, 2015
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CardinalFJ60
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CardinalFJ60
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Groucho
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Seriously.
This is making me want to quit and move to Chama RIGHT NOW. I'm sure my wife will be thrilled.
Dan
My future wife (at the time) helped me move down there. She also visited me almost once a month while I was down there. Today she is my wife, but at the time she was just my fiancee. And, no, she will not move there until our kids are out of high school, and even then it may be a fight. I am ok in a small town, she is a city girl.
I was SUPER fortunate to meet so many people whom I am still friends with today. Plus it gave me several opportunities to be in print. I didn't know it at the time, but I was in at least three books that were published, as well as some promotional material for the railroad. The first, third and fifth pictures are from the books I was in. Sorry for the size of the photos...
I dunno if anyone can tell if I enjoyed it at all.
Shawn,
#487 is my favorite engine!! She steamed really well, and we were in a "romance" while I worked there. Of all the other fireman, nobody could make her sing on the safeties and keep the water near full like I could.
One afternoon, Jeff, the 487 and I had to do a rescue train to Cumbres. It was one super rainy afternoon. The air compressor on the '97 went out, and Jeff Stebbins and I had to make up a train of old box car coaches and race to Cumbres to try and bring the '97 down on the tail end using about 15 boxcar coaches brakes since the '97's were out. I think we made it to Cumbres in a little under an hour, which was normally run in an hour and a half. Coming down took 3 hours because we had to go so slow so as not to create a runaway. That was a memorable day, and I still have the train orders we were given for our "extra train" that day!
I also had a bath one day when we were eastbound at Sublette. I slipped on the tender fill portal, and fell into the tender which was, by then, filled with water. Fortunately, a guy in the first car was generous enough to send me a copy of his photo of the incident. I missed hitting my spine on the hook that kept the water tank spout from going all the way in the hole by mere inches. The funniest part was that i fired all the way to Antonito in my undershirt and boxers while my overalls and shirt dried near the firebox door. It was a Seinfeld moment as I had calf high work boots on, boxers, my undershirt and my hat on.
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LARGEONE
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So, are we set for the first weekend in June?
My dad is actually gonna fly out from Kentucky and go with us
This will be a great adventure for us since I don't get to see him very often. I think he is itching to make plans, and I'll need to request some time off from work.
Thanks for this great idea!
My dad is actually gonna fly out from Kentucky and go with us
This will be a great adventure for us since I don't get to see him very often. I think he is itching to make plans, and I'll need to request some time off from work.Thanks for this great idea!
So, are we set for the first weekend in June?
My dad is actually gonna fly out from Kentucky and go with us
Thanks for this great idea!
Paul,
Yes, the dates are set for the first weekend in June (June 4-7th). I'm going to skip Cruise Moab this year to focus on this and Ghost Town. That's awesome that your dad will be coming out to join us!! I'm getting really excited for this. Would love to plan one evening to hang out in Chama, check out the town and of course some evening pics of the train yard
.Mods, could you please put dates to the thread title to read: June 4-7th 2015. Thanks!
And please keep the talk, and pics of the Cumbres and Toltec going!! This is awesome.
LARGEONE
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Paul,
Yes, the dates are set for the first weekend in June (June 4-7th). I'm going to skip Cruise Moab this year to focus on this and Ghost Town. That's awesome that your dad will be coming out to join us!! I'm getting really excited for this. Would love to plan one evening to hang out in Chama, check out the town and of course some evening pics of the train yard
Mods, could you please put dates to the thread title to read: June 4-7th 2015. Thanks!
And please keep the talk, and pics of the Cumbres and Toltec going!! This is awesome.
Great! Thanks Perry...really looking forward to the trip and spending time with my dad.
AWESOME!
I'm going to invite the HDC guys to join us if they can too.
I was flying over Antonito yesterday, and I thought I spotted a train moving around down there.
Turns out I was right. The first pre-season movements are happening now, so it's time to get pumped!
Dan
I'm going to invite the HDC guys to join us if they can too.
I was flying over Antonito yesterday, and I thought I spotted a train moving around down there.
Turns out I was right. The first pre-season movements are happening now, so it's time to get pumped!
Dan
Sweet!!
Getting excited for this!!
Will update original post for this thread but was thinking it would be fun to meet up wed afternoon, camp close to Chama, and check out the town that evening, of course, leaving time to wander the train yard that evening.
Dan, maybe when we get close, we could set up a group reservation like last time?
I think that's a good plan.
While I was flying over yesterday I also was able to spot both campsites we used last fall. They looked snowy still.
I posted it on the HDC forum on MUD too. I'll bet 3-4 at least come join us from the NM contingent. Heck, I may end up driving up from ABQ instead of down from CO depending on what is going on that week.
Dan
While I was flying over yesterday I also was able to spot both campsites we used last fall. They looked snowy still.
I posted it on the HDC forum on MUD too. I'll bet 3-4 at least come join us from the NM contingent. Heck, I may end up driving up from ABQ instead of down from CO depending on what is going on that week.
Dan
Sweet!!
Getting excited for this!!
Will update original post for this thread but was thinking it would be fun to meet up wed afternoon, camp close to Chama, and check out the town that evening, of course, leaving time to wander the train yard that evening.
Dan, maybe when we get close, we could set up a group reservation like last time?
I think that's a good plan.
While I was flying over yesterday I also was able to spot both campsites we used last fall. They looked snowy still.
I posted it on the HDC forum on MUD too. I'll bet 3-4 at least come join us from the NM contingent. Heck, I may end up driving up from ABQ instead of down from CO depending on what is going on that week.
Dan
Guess that's one thing well have to watch in the higher parts. Cool that you were able to spot our campsites from the fall
.Thanks for posting this up on the HDC site! Dan, maybe in a few weeks we could meet up for a
and go over the maps? Be good to have some kind of basic plan for when we chase the Cumbres.Beachboy
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Was wondering if we were planning on riding the train or just chasing it on the trails?
Yes, have it planned to ride the Cumbres and Toltec. Was planning on Friday the 5th of June to ride the train. Looking at doing the Chama to Antonito route, meeting up in Antonito for the bus ride to Chama that morning.
I'll update the original post this weekend with planning thoughts.
Perry:
Here's the Carhartt commercial that was partially filmed with the C&TS crew and shop.
This was filmed in february apparently, and I hear there are more spots to air sometime soon.
Just a small part of the Carhartt ad, but the coolest part IMHO.
Dan
Here's the Carhartt commercial that was partially filmed with the C&TS crew and shop.
This was filmed in february apparently, and I hear there are more spots to air sometime soon.
Just a small part of the Carhartt ad, but the coolest part IMHO.
Dan
You've got a PM back.
I'll start the group reservation a little bit later (probably on the 19th).
Dan
I'll start the group reservation a little bit later (probably on the 19th).
Dan
Dan, we should get a group reservation going for the train ride on Friday. Also, be good to get some routes planned. You be around at all soon to go over maps?
PS, check yo PM's.