Cumbres & Toltec Locomotives
Jul 31, 2018 14:31:18 #
Makes for an interesting 1920x1080 wallpaper for your computer...
463 was the second of a doubleheader train being put together...lead locomotive, 489, was just off frame to the left getting ready to connect to 463.
The Cumbres and Toltec RR in Chama, NM is a great place to visit, and a fun train to ride. In the yard they allow you to roam so many interesting photos are possible. Just be sure you know exactly what's going on around you and stay clear of any active locomotive...they spit lots of soot...lol.
463 was the second of a doubleheader train being put together...lead locomotive, 489, was just off frame to the left getting ready to connect to 463.
The Cumbres and Toltec RR in Chama, NM is a great place to visit, and a fun train to ride. In the yard they allow you to roam so many interesting photos are possible. Just be sure you know exactly what's going on around you and stay clear of any active locomotive...they spit lots of soot...lol.
Jul 31, 2018 14:37:40 #
Jul 31, 2018 15:08:22 #
fredpnm wrote:
Makes for an interesting 1920x1080 wallpaper for y... (show quote)
That is a nice catch Fred!
Which lens/setting did you use?
Jul 31, 2018 15:49:54 #
Rich1939 wrote:
That is a nice catch Fred!
Which lens/setting did you use?
Which lens/setting did you use?
Rich, the camera is a Nikon D750 and I was using a Nikon 28-300 lens. The photo was taken at 1/250 f/8 at 28mm, ISO 100. The 28-300 is my most widely used lens with the 750. The only drawback is the camera body is heavy and the lens is about as heavy as the camera body. I get my workout with this setup. I don't often swap it out for any of my other cameras, however.
I took several other photos (and one video) during my visit to the RR last week...you can view them on my Google page - https://photos.app.goo.gl/Uo6LTW5e1SBGiP4v8
I take way too many model plane (in flight) and model train (G Scale) photos so it's nice to get to take photos of the real deal on occasion. Attached is a photo of one of the live steam G Scale locomotives that ran at one of our semi-annual Garden RR Shows...The detail of these model is most impressive.
Jul 31, 2018 15:56:37 #
fredpnm wrote:
Rich, the camera is a Nikon D750 and I was using a... (show quote)
Those photos help tell the C&TS story, good stuff!
Jul 31, 2018 19:11:02 #
fredpnm wrote:
Rich, the camera is a Nikon D750 and I was using a... (show quote)
I like the G scale image!
Consider creating a new post with this image.
Many may miss it buried in my post.
Pat
Aug 1, 2018 07:38:48 #
Aug 1, 2018 08:20:35 #
Jay Pat wrote:
I like the G scale image!
Consider creating a new post with this image.
Many may miss it buried in my post.
Pat
Consider creating a new post with this image.
Many may miss it buried in my post.
Pat
What am I talking about.....?
This is your post!
Pat
Aug 1, 2018 09:55:07 #
We've traded some many posts on the subject its hard to keep track...I like to think of them as 'our' posts...
Aug 1, 2018 11:26:39 #
Aug 1, 2018 11:33:46 #
John_F wrote:
Looks to me that 463 is actually 482. How does 315 figure in.
??? 463 is the road engine in that image. #315 is a visiting locomotive and is currently on the "house track" for display. As Fred said helper engine #489 is out of view to the left.
Ex D&RGW #482 is in Durango with the D&S
Aug 7, 2018 22:05:50 #
John_F wrote:
Looks to me that 463 is actually 482. How does 315 figure in.
I enlarged the image and discerned the engine on the left bears the number 483. The enine on the right bears the number 315. So the image does not have a 463 engine.
Aug 8, 2018 08:31:43 #
John_F wrote:
I enlarged the image and discerned the engine on the left bears the number 483. The enine on the right bears the number 315. So the image does not have a 463 engine.
The engine on the left is definitely K27 class #463. K36 class #483 was removed from service back in 1977 and is on static display currently at the north end of the yard near the Gramps oil platform.
Aug 8, 2018 12:31:18 #
I just sought to see the number on the engine in the photo posted.
Rich1939 wrote:
The engine on the left is definitely K27 class #463. K36 class #483 was removed from service back in 1977 and is on static display currently at the north end of the yard near the Gramps oil platform.
Aug 8, 2018 17:24:07 #
John_F wrote:
I enlarged the image and discerned the engine on the left bears the number 483. The enine on the right bears the number 315. So the image does not have a 463 engine.
John, I would agree that in the original posting with the B&W (vintage style) photo it would be fairly easy to make out the 6 as an 8. But trust me it really is 463
I've included a few additional photos to show a clearer image of the board number of the locomotive in question. The first photo is a tightly cropped (w/o 315) image of the source photo used to create the original vintage looking photo of 463 and 315. The last of the three photos is locomotive 483 and as Rich said it has been taken out of service and if you look closely in the cab you can see that the firebox doesn't have a door/hatch and none of the normal controls (valves, gages and the like) are nowhere to be found.
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