Which Locomotives are running on the C&TS in 2005?

[CopCarSS]

Hi everybody. Been trying to search the web to see what's running on the C&TS in 2005, but haven't found anything. Anybody know which locos are going to be running around CO & NM?

Thanks in advance!

Chris May
Denver, CO

[MidlandPacific]

Try Jay Wimer at "The Narrow Gauge Dead Goat Saloon." Jay lives in Chama and is a really good source of C&TS-related info. You can either Google the Goat or go to my website (listed below) - I have a link up to the Goat. Jay can probably give you a complete rundown on each locomotive on the property, and he knows most of the people in the Chama shops, so his info's generally pretty good.

[CopCarSS]

Thanks for the info! I posted a meesage over there. I'll post any information I get from there on this thread.

Chris
Denver, CO

[CopCarSS]

The reply I received:

AUTHOR: jaybawb
DATE: Tuesday, 1 March 2005, at 12:35 p.m.

Reply To: (#28547) Locomotives running on the C&TS in 2005?
Author: Chris May
Date: Tuesday, 1 March 2005, at 12:05 p.m.

Welcome to The Goat! Welcome to Chama, Chris!
For 2005, we expect to have 484, 487 and 488. If the money comes
through from
the Feds and the states, we'll have a season. If not, we won't have ANY
engines running.

[coborn35]

This is the current motive power as far as I can tell, hope it helps. Stay Railfans[:D]


No. Type Class Category Description
19 Locomotive GE 47#8209;Ton Motive Power Purchased by Scenic Railways in 1972. Later purchased by the C&TS.
463 Locomotive K#8209;27 Motive Power Donated to C&TS by the Town of Antonito in 1989.
483 Locomotive K#8209;36 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970.
484 Locomotive K#8209;36 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. Undergoing rebuild during winter of 2003-04.
487 Locomotive K#8209;36 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. Undergoing rebuild during winter of 2003-04.
488 Locomotive K#8209;36 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. Undergoing rebuild during winter of 2003-04.
489 Locomotive K#8209;36 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970.
492 Locomotive K#8209;37 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. On static display in Chama. Has never operated on the C&TS.
494 Locomotive K#8209;37 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. On static display in Antonito. Has never operated on the C&TS.
495 Locomotive K#8209;37 Motive Power Purchased from D&RGW, 1970. On static display in Antonito. Has never operated on the C&TS.
497 Locomotive K#8209;37 Motive Power Received in trade from D&SNG for locomotive 482, October 1991.
Rogers Locomotive Rogers 5#8209;Ton Motive Power Purchased by FOCTS at the Sundown & Southern auction in 2002.

[CANADIANPACIFIC2816]

An excellent source of what the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will have running this year, plus a lot of other interesting information, is the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. If I remember correctly, a one-year membership in the Friends would cost you twenty bucks, maybe twenty-five at the most for a basic membership. The Friends publishes a quarterly newsletter, which is well worth the cost of membership. I recommend that you join and become part of the preservation efforts of the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad.