DRGW.Net | Chama, NM
WEBMay 17, 2011 · Narrow Gauge in Chama Today. Today, Chama forms the western terminus of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, extending eastward over 64 miles of the former San Juan Extension to Antonito, CO. It also serves as the railroad's main storage yard and engine maintenance facility.
D&RGW, September 1965 - Railroad Glory Days
WEBRotary OM would never again plow snow for the D&RGW, but it did for the C&TS. Two stalls were all that was left of the once much larger Chama roundhouse with a turntable. Both turntable and stalls were too small for the larger 2-8-2s.
Chama, NM - drgw.net
WEBD&RGW 488 is pulled off a Rocky Mtn RR Club excursion in Chama, NM. The year is uncertain, but it's likely late 1950s or early 1960s. Photographer unknown.
Chama Round House Questions - ngdiscussion.net
WEBA lot of good information about the Chama Round House as been posted on this forum over the years which has really helped me with a model I am working on. My first trip to Chama was in 1976, and at the time I shot a very few color slides of that structure (should have shot a lot more).
The Last Winter – Trains.com Store
WEBThis stunning collection of black-and-white photographs of steam locomotives on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad captures a rare moment in history. By the early 1960s, diesel had taken over nearly all major routes, leaving the D&RGW's San Juan Extension - with Chama, New Mexico, at its center - the onl.
Re: Historic Content Alert--Chama Roundhouse info
WEBAn operationally functional roundhouse would be larger than the historic structure the D&RGW took out of service. The reason the D&RGW took the Chama roundhouse out of service was the4 stalls were too short for the power being used.
Re: Chama Round House Questions - ngdiscussion.net
WEBNov 17, 2020 · A lot of good information about the Chama Round House as been posted on this forum over the years which has really helped me with a model I am working on. My first trip to Chama was in 1976, and at the time I shot a very few color slides of that structure (should have shot a lot more).
WEBNov 13, 2022 · The states of Colorado and New Mexico jointly purchased the former San Juan Extension between Chama and outside the D&RGW Antonito station limits during September 1970. The railway between Chama and Antonito was re-named the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad; it operated its first public train on June 26, 1971.
RECENT D&RGW 315 ACTIVITY - drhs315.org
WEBChama NM and Antonito CO. August 21 -29, 2021. Saturday 21st August marked the start of a unique event to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Victorian Iron Horse Roundup featured four Victorian locomotives, the Eureka and the Glenbrook from Nevada, both built in 1875, recently restored T-12 D&RGW from ...
Pictures of DRGW 463
WEBDRGW 2-8-2ng #463 - Denver & Rio Grande Western. Description: Battling snow in the Western Rockies was a standard chore for the 1903 Baldwin built 2-8-2 narrow gauge Mikado wearing the Denver & Rio Grande Western logo.