Spanning Cascade Creek
A Denver & Rio Grande freight rumbles slowly across the 408 ft. long, deck-plate girder bridge spanning Cascade Creek at Milepost 319.95, as heads toward the yards at Chama, NM, via Cumbres Pass. The power today consists of a T-12, 10-wheeler #167, and a K-27 Mikado #463. It's an odd combination for sure, but photographic evidence circa 1930 suggests that some of the ancient T-12s, which were intended for passenger service, did occasionally work freights, late in their careers.
This image was captured during an October 2024 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, which featured the sole operable survivor of the T-12 class, #168, lettered as her long-lost sister #167. This was done to match a 1930 photo showing a lash-up just like this one, with 167 leading. For this re-creation, both engines were lettered in the livery that the D&RGW was using in that timeframe. The conversion of the 168 to the 167 was literally done overnight by crews from the Cumbres & Toltec and Lerro Photography, which organized this event.
Spanning Cascade Creek
A Denver & Rio Grande freight rumbles slowly across the 408 ft. long, deck-plate girder bridge spanning Cascade Creek at Milepost 319.95, as heads toward the yards at Chama, NM, via Cumbres Pass. The power today consists of a T-12, 10-wheeler #167, and a K-27 Mikado #463. It's an odd combination for sure, but photographic evidence circa 1930 suggests that some of the ancient T-12s, which were intended for passenger service, did occasionally work freights, late in their careers.
This image was captured during an October 2024 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, which featured the sole operable survivor of the T-12 class, #168, lettered as her long-lost sister #167. This was done to match a 1930 photo showing a lash-up just like this one, with 167 leading. For this re-creation, both engines were lettered in the livery that the D&RGW was using in that timeframe. The conversion of the 168 to the 167 was literally done overnight by crews from the Cumbres & Toltec and Lerro Photography, which organized this event.