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Locations along the D&RGW Locations along the San Juan Extension Cumbres (Pass), CO
Date: 10 Oct 2007
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A view of Cumbres around 1936/1937, looking west. Note the old water tank is still in place at this point. Newell Martin photograph.
Date: 10 Oct 2007
Owner: Nathan Holmes Collection
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D&RG station at Cumbres, CO, during the winter of 1918 (Photographer unknown)
Date: 09 Sep 2009
Owner: Nathan Holmes Collection
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A D&RG rotary clears the snow heading east at Cumbres, CO. Date and photographer unknown, but suspected to be 1918.
Date: 09 Sep 2009
Owner: Nathan Holmes Collection
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The daily eastbound train, stretched over the summit on 20-Oct-2002. Yes, the crest in the grade is really that pronounced, and yes, that's the high point between the second and third cars.
Date: 10 Oct 2002
Owner: ND Holmes
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The Cumbres section house. The solar panels on the roof power the railroad's radio repeater that's located here.
Date: 05 May 2004
Owner: ND Holmes
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The restored Cumbres section house, along with the water standpipe on the left. Taken 29-May-2004.
Date: 05 May 2004
Owner: ND Holmes
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A train enters Cumbres from the west side. Windy Point is located just on the other side of that ridge.
Date: 05 May 2004
Owner: ND Holmes
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An eastbound train rounds Windy Point, as seen from far below, on 1-Oct-2005
Date: 10 Oct 2005
Owner: ND Holmes
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Here's 484 backing down the wye into the surviving part of the snowshed. Taken in late 2005.
Date: 10 Oct 2005
Owner: ND Holmes
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484 crosses the small trestle just west of Cumbres, on the way to Windy Point.
Date: 10 Oct 2005
Owner: ND Holmes
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Another look at the trestle. This carried the railway over the original road between Antonito and Chama.
Date: 10 Oct 2005
Owner: ND Holmes
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487 passes the station house going west on 20-Oct-2007 with a fall photo freight in tow.
Date: 11 Nov 2007
Owner: ND Holmes
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