Spend a day riding with K-36 2-8-2 #487. First we ride right behind the tender in the platform of the first coach from Chama to Cumbres, then ride in the open car for a few minutes, and conclude with a nice cab ride with the engine crew from Osier to Cumbres. More Details Here
Rio Grande Southern 4-6-0 number 20 is newly restored and seen at its home at the Colorado Railroad Museum, as well as on 3 different days of photo charters on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic railroad. This is the first time it has stretched its legs for more than 70 years. Rare engine. More Details Here
Enjoy 4 different freight trains on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in August of 2021. The railroad offers engineer and fireman school trains and these are generally freight trains. We enjoy 3 freights from Chama to Cumbres with 487, and another with 2-8-0 315 (backdated to 425). More Details Here
This show is from historic color films shot in 1949 and 1950. We ride the famous San Juan Narrow Gauge over the Denver & Rio Grande's line from Alamosa to Durango, and then a trip each year to Silverton as well. Historic content of these subjects since the San Juan ended in early 1951. More Details Here
Here is another unique Narrow Gauge video, with Southern Pacific 4-6-0 #18 which resides in California. It ran on the SP Narrow Gauge into the early 1950's, and spends several months in active service on the Durango and Silverton Railroad in Colorado. It was leased for helper service, and we enjoy some special photo trains in 2021. More Details Here
Enjoy a winter photographers train on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad as we use the last steam engine still burning coal on the railroad. During 2 days we chase, ride, and photograph trackside with engine 481. More Details Here
Enjoy 4 (pre-1900) narrow gauge steam locomotives that were built in 1875 (Glenbrook and Eureka & Palisade #4), as well as two Ex D&RGW engines built in 1895 (4-6-0 #168, and 2-8-0 #315/425). These engines were paired-up for several trips over many days of a rare event called the Victorian Iron House Roundup in August of 2021. More Details Here
Enjoy several days of riding, and some chasing, of excursion operations on the former Denver & Rio Grande Western narrow gauge from Alamosa to Durango, and Silverton. Ride behind engine 484, and chase another excursion with engine 483. Beautiful scenes of a bygone era. More Details Here
What do you do when you have several short segments that don’t make enough for dedicated shows? You combine them of course so that they can be seen. See rare 1947 film footage on the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina with engine 12. Rare footage!!! Then see neat footage of 2-8-0’s in Mexico City’s San Lazaro yard and engine facility where the photographer spent all day. Next is one of the last excursion trains with SP #9 on the Keeler Branch in 1954. We end with a nice variety of D&RGW freight action in the 1960’s. SD DVD Only. More Details Here
Enjoy a special photo freight charter in 2000 featuring 2-8-2 #14 in action. The railroad shut down in 2011, so this is footage that in 2021 has been aging in our files for 21 years. You will also see some of the regular passenger train runs, as well as history and yard and building scenes. More Details Here
This video depicts American-built engines still operating in Cuba during the sugar cane rush which is during the winter harvest. This video is strong in great action lineside photography where the engines are working very hard, as we witness highlights from a visit in 1996. You'll enjoy heavily loaded cane trains on both standard and narrow gauge lines. 40 Minutes plus lots of extra previews. More Details Here
Enjoy a variety of Narrow Gauge 2-8-2's at work on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad during a visit in October 1995. We see several days of a special photo charter by an outfit from the United Kingdom with a variety of consists, plus capture some of the regular passenger trains some of which are doubleheaded. More Details Here
Visit the former East Germany and see narrow gauge steam action on the Harz Mountain system, with the largest narrow gauge tank engines operating in Germany, and on a variety of routes. The Harz line is very picturesque and features street running, stone stations, and hilly territory, with wooded backgrounds and even a tunnel. We will also visit another narrow gauge line on this trip in 1992. More Details Here
Go back to 2010 in this newly released show depicting several days of steam on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in the Colorado Rockies. These events, which have not happened since 2016 featured guest locomotives as well as special D&S trains with their locomotives. The 2010 event was one of the best Railfests ever operated. More Details Here
The Rio Grande Southern Railroad(RGS) traversed some spectacular scenery between Durango and Ridgway, Colorado. It ended in 1951, so there is not a lot of coverage of this fabled railroad. This vintage show depicts 2 rides that had the movie films combined into one ride from Durango to Ridgway first in 1949, and then again in 1950 or 1951. More Details Here
Watch fantastic video coverage of former Denver & Rio Grande Western steam Rotary Snowplow OY in action during a special event on February 29th and March 1, 2020. Multiple camera coverage makes this incredible event even more spectacular as 2 locomotives power the Rotary between Chama, New Mexico, and Cumbres, Colorado at an elevation of 10,015 feet. More Details Here
Turn back the clock to 2010, and witness the first public event for former Denver and Rio Grande 2-8-0 number 315. This locomotive was built in 1895, and after completing a full restoration the engine is seen pulling a photo freight on the scenic Durango and Silverton Railroad in Colorado. More Details Here
Here is footage of 3 different railroads shot between 1994 and 1997. First we see the Durango and Silverton Railroad in Colorado, including trackside action, as well as a roundhouse and yard tour. Our next stop is California where we see former West Side Lumber Shay #15 in operation on the Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad. Then it's off to Chama, New Mexico for the Cumbres and Toltec with special scenes of 484 and 497 in Rio Grande Paint. There is loads of great 3 foot gauge action in this presentation. More Details Here
Enjoy a good variety of film footage converted to dvd that has been accumulated over many years depicting this treasured Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge system. You will see Alamosa to Chama, Chama to Durango, the line to Farmington, and of course the Silverton Branch. The video covers mostly freight operations and some mixed trains between the late 1940's right up to 1968. More Details Here
Travel to New Mexico and Colorado and see passenger train operations on the Denver and Rio Grande Westerns Narrow Gauge between 1947 and 1966. First we see rare footage of the San Juan that was the daily regular train from Alamosa to Durango. We see both onboard and some trackside views of this train that was discontinued in January of 1951. Then we see some excursion trains operated over the system ranging from 1956 through 1966, the final year of excursions on the railroad over Cumbres Pass. 83 Minutes plus previews. 4:3 format SD $29.95 More Details Here
Here is a fine collection of films shot by the late James Holmes.
This covers freight and passenger trains on the 4th Division of the
Denver and Rio Grande Western between 1954 and the early 1970's. We
ride some of the excursions from Alamosa to Durango and Silverton, and
see some freight action along the way. Also included is a lot of
human interest with engine servicing and much more. More Details Here
Here is a dramatic and unusual video that should please everyone who
enjoys steam, snow plowing, and steam freight trains. Shot over three
years this video depicts great action busting through snow on the
former Rio Grande, now the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
Besides busting through snow, and flanging, we see a variety of
freight train runbys in addition to the snow plow action. More Details Here
The Denver & Rio Grande Western operated Narrow Gauge and
Standard Gauge out of Salida in several directions. This video
concentrates on the Narrow Gauge steam operations including west to
Gunnison over Marshall Pass, and the steep grades of the Monarch
Branch which features the railroad's only switchback, and 4.5%
grades. Multiple engine trains are seen with mountain railroading
at its finest. This is footage from the 1940's through the mid-1950's.
Take a train ride on one of America's foremost routes, the Durango &
Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in the Rocky Mountains. This steam
powered railroad runs 45 miles along the Animas River, along the "high
Line" cliffs, and through the river canyon to Silverton, Colorado. Also
see combo with "Trackside on the D&S". More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $25.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $30.00
A great companion video to Steam to Silverton is this video where we
spent time capturing some steam train scenes along the Durango and
Silverton Railroad. There were two trains a day, and we see some of
the highlights trackside, plus a short on-train eastbound segment in
the afternoon. More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $25.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $30.00
Get "Steam to Silverton" & "Trackside on the D&S" for $39.95 SD / $49.95 Blu-Ray
K-27 2-8-2 number 463 is the oldest regularly operated steam
engine on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. In September 2014 we
spent several days capturing this engine on 2 different freight
trains(For Engineer & Fireman School Freights), plus we get to see it
doubleheading with K-36 number 487 on the first fall doubleheader of
the year. Its a great show of 463 plus the doubleheader action. More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $25.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $30.00
Join us for a rare treat as we ride the cab of K-36 number 489
from Antonito, Colorado to Sublette, NM some 26 miles. You will be
treated to views out the front from the fireman's seat as well as the
engine crew running the engine and shoveling coal into the firebox.
The sound and views are unusual, so don't miss out on a special video. More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $30.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $35.00
Watch highlights from the 64 mile ride westbound from Antonito to
Chama in September 2014. We begin with some scenes in the cab of 489,
then transition into the train the rest of the way. We also see a few
trackside views intermingled with the onboard footage. More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $30.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $35.00
We spent several days during September trackside to see the Cumbres
and Toltec Passenger trains. We begin in the east at Antonito, and
progress westward seeing views at Antonito, Big Horn, Sublette, Osier,
Los Pinos, Tanglefoot Curve and Cumbres. Then we head west from Chama
for trains up the 4% grade to Cumbres. More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $30.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $35.00
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad sponsors various special
trains during the operating season. The engineer and fireman school
trains are a good example of these types of trains. We see 2 engineer
School freight trains, and a late-in-the-day Sunset Train carrying
passengers from Chama to Cumbres.
For more info go here. More Details Here
Standard Definition DVD $25.00
Blu-Ray (HD DVD) $30.00
This Special Offer gets you 3 dvd's for the price of 2. In this three
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Special Trains On The C&TS. These discs are stacked in one wider than
usual DVD case. For more info see descriptions for each program
above. 287 minutes
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You get Riding the C&TS, 489 Cab Ride, 463 On The C&TS, Passenger
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Here is rare footage of Rio Grande Southern Operations on this storied
railroad in the Colorado Rockies.
There are films by several photographers, and its mostly color. We
see steam operations including some freights, excursion runs, and
several of the Galloping Geese in operation between 1947 and the end
of operations on the RGS in 1951. More Details Here
Rocky Mountain Snowplow features the 1997 operation of the rotary OY with 3
locomotives. It's early May 1997, and Colorado and New Mexico's famous
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad is still closed with huge drifts of snow
blocking the tracks for several miles! Clear weather and a boulder on the
tracks makes this year particularly memorable. More Details Here
Available in DVD Format. 74 Minutes plus 16 minutes Bonus Footage.
This video takes you behind the scenes as the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad opens a blockaded railroad, and then we charter a special freight train
just for YOU! Our presentation takes up where the Rotary train left off. We were invited along on a special work train dispatched to clear a boulder that
sits squarely on the tracks. A crew has blasted the rock with dynamite then the work train with its loader is used to clear the rubble off the tracks so
repairs can be made. This is very unusual, and in remote Colorado high country. More Details Here
DVD has some added bonus footage at the end.
Special Package:
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both tapes together for $39.95.
Travel back in time with us to explore the Denver and Rio Grande Western (Rio Grande)
narrow gauge operations between Alamosa, Chama, Durango and Silverton. These expertly
shot 16mm films were accumulated by Clarence, Perry, and Jim Becker between 1957 and 1968,
with visits being made in 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1968.
More Details Here
This 1991 video depicts snow-clearing operations on the former Rio Grande Narrow Gauge (now Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR) in northern
New Mexico and Colorado. The rotary OY is steam operated, but can only power a blade, thus locomotives are required to push it ahead.
The southern Rockies are the fabulous scenery for this incredible event as K-36 locomotive 487 and 488 push the rotary higher into the
mountains to clear drifts as high as the top of the Rotary. More Details Here
Take a unique journey on the rails of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad in the Rocky Mountains, as we view a steam passenger train
from in front of the train. Through special arrangements with the railroad we chartered a passenger train, and an escort train to use as a
camera platform and videotaped the entire trip from Chama, New Mexico to Cumbres, Colorado. More Details Here
What's better than a passenger train trip chasing you? Well how about a second trip up the mountain, but this time engine #484 (a 2-8-2)
pulls a freight train of 10 cars and caboose. This is maximum tonnage for this locomotive on this piece of railroad, and 484 puts on quite a
show. More Details Here
Available in DVD Formats. Select from pull-down menu.
Special: Purchase both Chased By A Steam Trains DVDs (Vol 1 & Vol 2) for $44.95
Imagine if you could turn the railroad clocks back to say 1950 and relive
the days of Rio Grande narrow gauge freight trains storming over Cumbres
Pass. Well in the fall of 1992, photographer John Craft, organized a series
of 5 trips over a one-week period that was the first time such trips were
operated since the last Rio Grande freights of 1968. Trains with pusher
engines, mid-train helpers, and 3-engine trains make this a special video! More Details Here
NEW - Now available in DVD. Select from "Format" pull down menu below.
Take a unique trip over the Denver & Rio Grande Western from Alamosa, Colorado to Durango and Silverton, via
Chama, New Mexico in the mid-1950's. Enjoy the 8mm movies of Warren W. Scholl from a 1954 trip, and another trip in 1956 with the entire family.
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