The daily eastbound is struggling up to the road crossing in what appears to be the mullein capital of the world. (You may have to look it up, I had to.) That's a big bird.

Under a high country cobalt blue sky, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Rotary OY and outfit train work upgrade out of Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020.

On the afternoon of February 29, 2020, Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam-powered Rotary OY, pushed by 2-8-2 Mikados Nos. 487 and 484, plows its way east on the three-foot gauge railroad, up t... (more)

C&T K36 #487 and sister #489 team up on a morning departure from Chama, NM, passing Lobo Lodge 9/26/18. At Cumbres Pass, the #487 will be set off and utilized on a ballast train.

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Rotary OY breaks through the snowbank at the County Road 445 grade crossing at Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020. The rotary was operated by the C&TS for ra... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s steam-powered Rotary OY and outfit train throws snow off the right-of-way at Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020. This special train was operated by the C... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Rotary snowplow OY removes some snow through a curve above Dalton, New Mexico, on the afternoon of February 29, 2020. Rio Grande caboose No. 0306 carries the m... (more)

On the afternoon of February 29, 2020, the tranquility of high country in winter is shattered as Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam-powered Rotary OY plows its way up the steep four percent gr... (more)

A Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad 'engineers school' freight begins the climb toward Cumbres on a frosty autumn morning near Dalton,NM.

Cumbres & Toltec Rotary snowplow OY clears the narrow gauge right-of-way eastbound upgrade toward Cumbres Pass just above Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020. Engineer Max Casias, located in ... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec’s Rotary OY outfit train steams through a curve above Dalton, New Mexico, on the afternoon of February 29, 2020. Rio Grande caboose No. 0306 carries the markers on the eastbound... (more)

Snow-covered curves catch the lowering sun between Dalton, New Mexico, and Cresco, Colorado on the afternoon of February 29, 2020. The quiet of the high country in winter is shattered as Cumbres &... (more)

The crew of Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Rotary OY pauses during a short break in the action at the Highway 17 grade crossing above Dalton, New Mexico on February 29, 2020. Engineer Max Casias... (more)

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad steam Rotary OY, pushed by K-36 Mikado locomotives Nos. 487 and 484, approaches the Highway 17 grade crossing above Dalton, New Mexico, on February 29, 2020. The s... (more)

Marvin Casillas operates Rotary OY.