The Complete Cumbres
31 Mins #SRP-484 $29.95

The first part covers the line from Antonito to Cumbres Summit Westbound. Opens in 1970 with the first attempt to conquer the East slope by the newly formed Cumbres and Toltec. Features both passenger and freight up the hidden side of Cumbres with multiple run pasts at Lava, Big Horn, Phantom Curve, Toltec Tunnel and Cascade Trestle. You’ll be in the cab, on the engine pilot and looking down from high on the cliffs above. You’ll see Osier as it really used to be before it became a gift shop and giant restaurant.

Part II features a doubleheader Eastbound on the 4% grade from Chama to the summit. Both freight and the original Cumbres and Toltec passenger cars. From below and high overhead on the cliffs, you’ll see the train battle Windy Point. This is the real thing - not a ‘let’s pretend’ exercise. There’s never been a ‘Cumbres’ tape like this one. Color

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