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Real coal engines🚂🚃. AweSome ride-along!
Have you considered selling your laser cutter files for these models?
Fantastic video of your trip on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. I love this narrow gauge railroad and the steam locomotives. Thanks for showing and have a good time. Best regards from Germany
Why would Etta alow a poster for Butch on her wall? Great build!
I enjoy all your videos but this one has been a bit special. I had the wonderful opportunity to travel the round trip on the Durango to Silverton over 40 years ago. I am now a little long in the tooth to add to my bucket list but the past few minutes have been almost as enjoyable as that trip decades ago. Thank you.
I am travelling over from Europe in a months time to ride on the C&TSR as well as the D&S railroad. Am very much looking forward to it.
You'll love it!
Did the Mud Hen need more power and so yhey swoppd it for K-36?
Yes, something like that. They run the K-27 out of Antonito and the K-36 out of Chama due to the steeper grades. The trains meet up in Osier around lunchtime and swap locos at the loop. That way, the same train continues on but the locos (and crews I presume) return to their respective starting points.
Dave, Why the loco swap?
why the loco change ? to handle the downgrade better ? really enjoyed it.
Yes, the K-36 does the run from Chama to Osier and back due to the steep 4% grade. The K-27 returns to Antonito with the train from Chama.
Great video! Thanks for showing!
Thanks Dave, What a great trip. Must have got those creative juices flowing. I know it got mine stirred up. Thank so much for sharing, Don
Another great video! I think I’m going to have to add the Cumbres and Toltec to my itinerary when I finally get to visit the States!
Did I see graffiti at the beginning of the mud tunnel? If so how sad .
There was a little in Mud Tunnel. I didn't see any at Rock Tunnel.
@@ThunderMesaStudio I thought the area was to remote for that stuff. Still a beautiful ride.
Hot take here, but the ON30 scale isn't about having a big layout. ON30 is more of a small railroad or mountain railroad scale.
Hi Dave for me it's not just the scenery it's also the sound of the locomotive, better than Diesel,the old ways are by far the best ( if you're not in a hurry 😊 )
That was fascinating, I hope to ride it myself one day.
What a wonderful trip!
That was fun. Thanks.😊
Well done Dave.
So many questions. What was the need for the engine swap? Any concern going over those old bridges?
The loco swap happens because the smaller K-27 that we left Antonito with does not have the pulling power needed to climb the 4% grade out of Chama with a full train. So they run the larger (and somewhat newer) K-36 from Chama to Osier and back, and the K-27 from Antonito to Osier and back on the gentler grade. I imagine this also allows crews to stay with their locomotive back to their point of origin (so they don't need to be shuttled back from the other end of the line). As for the bridges, I had no concerns but I can't say the same for my wife!
A stunning ride for sure. A group from Durango chartered a caboose and we had a great time. The C&TS is very different from the D&S but both provide spectacular experiences.
Thank you so much! You have no idea how much I needed to take this trip today!
Thanks Dave for sharing your outing with us! That was wonderful scenes!
When we made the trip in 2007, the locos changed trains so the same cars stayed on the same ends of the railroad and the engines ran through. I can't remember if the turning loop at Osier had been installed by 2007. Both trains came in on the 2 tracks at Osier and stopped beside each other; the locos cut off, went through the turnouts, and backed in on the opposite train to swap the trains. The 463 is superheated and the 464 is not. These are the only K27s left, period. The scenery is exquisite. The state line is crossed 13 times but who's counting?
We rode the C&T a couple of years ago. The dining hall had caught fire and we given some stale sandwiches to eat in a tent outside the hall. We enjoyed the journey but felt the D&S was much more scenic.
I love the D&S too. Both have different experiences to offer.
I did that trip also.
Awesome trip, Dave! I can't wait for the next one😃😃
I was blessed a number of years ago to ride the C&T, the trip of a lifetime. I hope they gave you enough time to explore around the yard at Chama, I wonder if the stockyards are still there, and the two rotary plows. This is such a lovely railroad with so much history that you can feel and taste and smell, I encourage everyone to visit: if you're not a train buff when you get there, you soon will be! Thanks so much for the video!
Are visitors allowed to walk through the freight yard or is this off limits?
They welcome visitors in the yard and engine facilities
Love this!! We will be doing this ride in Sept of 25. Planning to visit the Thunder Mesa then catch the Cumbres and Toltecx as well as the Durango and Silverton on the way home. Wets the whistle for that ride! Thanks for sharing Dave.
Some of the best C&TS footage I've seen! Kudos!
Did a little narrow gauging this weekend myself with the family on the 2 foot Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington in Maine.
Wife and I have made that trip twice. Can’t wait to go back again. Thanks Dave.
I did the D&S, but not the C&T yet.
What a beautiful ride. Trains and scenery can't bet it. Thank you for sharing. That would be great layout idea. GOD BLESS 🚂 💕 🚂 💕 🚂 💕
Excellent video,Dave. You should check out New England Narrow Gauge, from Carver Mass and Maine Narrow Gauge too.2" narrow gauge.
Thanks! I'll get there one of these days
Rawesome.
LOVE IT!!
As usual, your attention to detail is just waay off the charts! Beautiful work.
Thanks Dave 😊
How do you stop the wood from warping, my 3mm ply goes in flat but once I score with brick texture, it warps the wood like crazy. Also which paint spray do you use? Thank you
I don't have much of a problem with warping, but then I do live in a place with very low humidity. When it has occurred, I wet the wood on both sides with clear water and then sandwich them between paper towels and heavy books.
@@ThunderMesaStudio humidity here good too, maybe I’m just scoring too deep into my 3mm plywood. MDF could be a better option as it doesn’t have grain! Thanks anyway
Hi there. First time watching your channel.... And I must be looney lol to do this, but you did sell me on it yesterday... So, I went out to get the same things to clean my Train track that you did show. am new at all of this Train stuff lol. But ... Ok ok lol WOW did it do the job!!!!!! And I was the one who bot one of the eraser pad things lol. And it did louey just like you sed it did :)!!! So yes, I am so happy about it :). And I did tell my Wife about it as well :). Thank you so much and I hope you have a great weekend too :)!!!!!!
I’m so glad you found it useful!
Thank you :)!!!
Cool video and trip.
When I started model railroading I always dreamed about a huge layout for my N scale stuff, when I finally got a house with a basement all to myself and set up some folding tables to mimic the massive layout dream I had, I quickly realized how much work and planning it would take when I haven't built one before! So at the moment I am working on a suitcase layout in OO9 based off Wallace and Gromit and a 36x80 door layout for my n scale stuff. If I can pull that off I will allow myself to start pondering on the full basement layout...when and if I retire that is!
Wow, Magnificent !😊
Your video offerings are enjoyable to watch. Good information to boot. Thank you.
OMG You actually did rock layering! Most layouts I've seen dont even have that! I'm gonna have to note that for my On3 railroad because the end result is cool!