D&RG #168 & #425 "Double Heading" Cumbres Pass Part 1

I “Chased and Paced” D&RG #168 & #425, first time double heading the 4% grade up Cumbres Pass pulling a string of cars on a historic test run 7/28/21. Part 1 includes the duo departing Chama NM. about 8:30 am, in the narrows, Laboto Lake, Laboto trestle, second Highway crossing and ends at Cresco water tank. Part 2 will start at Cresco tank. Recently restored #168, a class T-12, 4-6-0 “Ten Wheeler” narrow-gauge locomotive built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1883 was a familiar passenger locomotive on the Santa Fe Branch until abandonment in the mid 30’s. Visiting D&RGW #315, a class "C-18" 2-8-0 "Consolidation" was built by BLW in 1895 was lettered D&RG #425 to look like it did shortly after it was purchased from the F&CC.

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