The Fall Photo Charter will feature two K-36 engines working a freight train over Cumbres Pass. It will take place on Sunday, October 26 and Monday, October 27, right after the season ends, and will be based out of Chama. Commemorating 100 years of K-36’s steaming over Cumbres Pass, the charter will recreate a typical freight of the mid 1940’s. Featuring two … Read More
Join us for the Friends Members Annual Dinner and Train Ride
The Friends dinner will be on June 20, 2025, at the Outlaw Barbeque down by the wye in Chama, the same location as last year. We meet there at 4.00pm for a delicious barbeque. This will be followed by a train ride up to Cumbres Pass, boarding at 5.15pm at the Chama Depot, with a 5.30pm departure. The train will … Read More
Moonlight and Wine Train – Saturday August 2nd, 2025
Join us for the Friends 33rd Annual Moonlight and Wine Train for a truly relaxing evening on our chartered Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad nine-car consist hauled by a classic K-36 D&RGW locomotive, through the majestic San Juan mountains. There will be wine and cheese tasting while enroute, featuring award-winning wines from our New Mexico wineries. Beer and refreshments are … Read More
The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Selects Rick Marsden as Executive Director
A New Mexico man with extensive experience in business and railroad historical preservation has been selected as the new Executive Director of the volunteer group that serves as the museum arm of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad’s Board of Directors, on Friday, January 24, announced the hiring of Rick Marsden … Read More
Updated Schedule for 2025 Work Sessions
The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad have announced the 2025 work session schedule! Sessions will take place from May to September, alternating between Antonito and Chama. Registration opens in March, with detailed dates and projects available on their volunteer registration page. If you’re eager to support the historic preservation of this iconic railroad, now is the time … Read More
Spring 2025 Dispatch Has Arrived
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) honors 100 years of K-36 steam locomotives in its 2025 Spring Dispatch, spotlighting their enduring legacy across the narrow-gauge rails of Colorado and New Mexico. This special issue dives into the history of these powerful engines—originally built in 1925 by Baldwin Locomotive Works—and follows their journey from hauling freight to becoming iconic fixtures … Read More
2026 Calendar Photos Now Being Accepted!
Do you have photographs to be considered for the 2026 Calendar? It is time to start getting them ready and sent in! There is a FIRM DEADLINE of January 31, 2025 to accept photos for consideration. ATTENTION MEMBERS! Please send the highest quality/largest size image possible. Calendar Photo Submissions: We invite our members to send us photos for future calendar … Read More
In Memory of Tim “Shellback” Smith
We have just learned that Timothy L. Smith passed away March 24th, 2021. Tim has been a faithful volunteer both in the field and also here in the office for over 25 years years. Tim has been a chronicler extraordinaire. He attended and chronicled almost every work session up until the Covid shutdown. Beyond that, he came to the office … Read More
Ted Norcross Passed Away
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Ted Norcross, a 30-year devoted Friends volunteer and an outstanding leader. His team is known as The Square Nail Gang; a name given the team as everything they worked on was put together with square nails. For more than two decades Ted (AKA the Slave Driver) and his team … Read More
Glenn Hall Obituary
It is with regret that that we announce the passing of Glenn Hall a long time Friends member and one of the original COS Work Site founders. Glenn chronicled from start to finish the restoration of Pile Driver OB and spent 9 years on the current restoration of sleeper Car 470 (MOW 0252). His engineering skills were called upon many … Read More