Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train
- View of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and an unidentified, abandoned water tank in probably Conejos County, Colorado. A steam engine pulls passenger cars towards the yellow water tank.
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--1990-2000.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Railroads.; Water tanks.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--Pictorial works.; Tanks--Colorado--Conejos...
- 1999
- Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad train
- View of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad between Antonito and Osier in Conejos County, Colorado. A steam engine leads passenger cars through grass covered hills, yellow aspen and evergreen trees. The railroad is listed on the National...
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--2000-2010.; Conejos County (Colo.)--2000-2010.; Railroads.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--Pictorial works.; Conejos County (Colo.)--Pictorial works.
- 2001
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #483 (2-8-2) with spreader snow plow "OU" and locomotive #487 (2-8-2) at Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. The locomotive and plow are obscured by deep snow. Shows the frame...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Blizzards--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad...
- 1949 January 21
- D&RGW, Cumbres, Colo., view from rear of train of yard, depot, & snowshed Ala. - Durango.
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad yard, depot (section house), and snowshed at Cumbres (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. Shows tank cars, a flat car, and a railroad switch. Cumbres pass is in the distance.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroads--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snowsheds--New...
- 1941 July 4
- D&RGW (2-8-2) 487, Cumbres, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 487 (2-8-2) plows snow and vents smoke near Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. A man shovels snow near a train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Digging--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snow...
- 1949 January 21
- Colorado Cumbres
- View of the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad station, Cumbres, Conejos County, Colorado, shows a train on both sides of the wood frame depot. The depot has bracketed overhanging eaves and a sign that reads: "Cumbres, D & R G W R R, Royal...
- Cumbres (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cumbres--1950-1960.
- [1950]
- Plowing out house track 483 working - Cumbres
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western train with two locomotives near Cumbres (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico. The snowplow locomotive vents smoke; snow covers the pilot plow and surrounding fields.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Blizzards--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--New...
- 1949 January 1
- D&RGW, Cumbres, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive 473 (2-8-2), heads train 215 ,"The San Juan," at the railroad station in Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. The locomotive has a pilot mounted wedge snow plow. A man stands in the...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1950-1960.; Railroad mail service--Cumbres--Gato--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cumbres--1950-1960.;...
- 1951 January 22
- Snowing heavily, Cumbres, 478 & 4 car at depot
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western train pulled by locomotive 484 (the San Juan train), with a pilot plow, leaves the Cumbres depot in a blizzard in Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Blizzards--Colorado--Cumbres--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cumbres--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1950-1960.
- 1950 December 31
- Cumbres snow plowing
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 483 vents smoke near Cumbres, (Rio Arriba County), New Mexico; snow is heaped on the pilot plow. The locomotive pulls a spreader.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (N.M.)--1940-1950.; Blizzards--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad snowplow locomotives--New Mexico--Cumbres--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 21
- D&RGW (2-8-2) 483 Cumbres, Colo.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 483 (2-8-2), covered in snow, with a push snowplow and coal tender, vents smoke at Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snow--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snowplows--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 21
- D&RGW plowing east of depot, Cumbres, Colo. (2-8-2) 487 section men fore, ( 2-8-2) 487 alone.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive 487 (2-8-2) plows snow and vents smoke near Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. Section men stand with shovels.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Railroad employees--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snow removal--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.
- 1949 January 21
- D&RGW
- Smoke rises from Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad locomotive #483 (2-8-2) with spreader snow plow "OU" at Cumbres (Conejos County), Colorado. The locomotive and plow are obscured by deep snow. Two men stand near the train. Shows snow drifts...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; San Juan Mountains (Colo. and N.M.)--1940-1950.; Blizzards--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Snow...
- 1949 January 21
- D&RGW, Cumbres
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad narrow gauge locomotive 480 (2-8-2) and passenger and freight cars are on tracks at Cumbres (Conejos County) Colorado. Shows trees and tall grass near the bridge and building outfit train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Cumbres (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.; Trestles--Colorado--Cumbres--1940-1950.
- 1949 October 2
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 498
- Damaged by derailment on Cumbres Pass; engine only. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Cumbres.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1960
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 498
- After derailment on Cumbres Pass; engine only. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Cumbres.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1960
- D&RGW wreck, engine number 498 and engine number 497
- After derailment on Cumbres Pass; stored without tenders. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., May 30, 1960.
- Locomotives--1960-1970.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1960.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad accidents.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroad accidents--Colorado--Cumbres.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1960
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 475, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #115, San Juan, descending Cumbres Pass; 6 cars, snowy scene, photographed from train. Photographed: west of Cumbres, Colo., January 1, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1939
- D & R G W read of coach at Cumbres
- View of rear deck of a Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad passenger coach in Cumbres, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1920-1930.; Cumbres (N.M.)--1920-1930.; Railroad passenger cars--New Mexico--Cumbres--1920-1930.
- 1922
- Colorado [sic] Cumbres
- The "Shavano" train pauses at the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad station in Cumbres, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. A freight train is on the other side of the wood frame depot.
- Cumbres (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Cumbres--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Colorado [sic] Cumbres
- The "San Juan" train pauses at the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad station in Cumbres,Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. A few men and a dog stand by the wood frame depot with bracketed overhanging eaves.
- Cumbres (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Railroad stations--New Mexico--Cumbres--1950-1960.
- [between 1950 and 1960]
- Chama - Lobato
- View of Denver and Rio Grande Western freight train K-37 on the approach to Cumbres Pass between Chama and Lobato, in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. Locomotive No. 496, vents smoke, it leads locomotives 498 and 492 eastbound beside New Mexico...
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Rio Arriba County (N.M.)--1950-1960.; Dirt roads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1950-1960.; Railroads--New Mexico--Rio Arriba County--1950-1960.
- 1953 September
- Osier depot
- View of the Osier Depot on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Osier (Conejos County), Colorado. A yellow, wooden water tank with a metal spout is near the tracks and a small, one story train depot with a gable roof and a sign that reads:...
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Buildings--1970-1980.; Osier (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Water tanks.; Railroad stations.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Buildings--Pictorial works.; Tanks--Colorado--Osier--Pictorial works.; Railroad...
- 1970?
- Brakeman John Coker
- View of John Coker, a Brakeman on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad in Conejos County, Colorado. He smiles, wears a Brakeman's cap, with several pins attached to it, and eyeglasses.
- Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--People--1970-1980.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1970-1980.; Railroad employees.; Coker, John--Pictorial works.; Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad--Pictorial works.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos...
- 1973
- White Rock Point bet. Cumbres and Chama
- View of three sod-roofed log buildings, a Denver & Rio Grande train, and a pond, Cumbres Pass, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Log cabins--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.;...
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- Cumbres Mountain, Pinos - Chama Divide
- View of Cumbres mountain and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad track, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- White Rock Point bet Cumbres and Chama
- View of three sod roofed log buildings, a Denver & Rio Grande train, and a pond, possibly Cumbres Pass, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Costilla County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Costilla County--1880-1890.; Sod buildings--Colorado--Costilla County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890]
- Cumbres Mountain, Pinos-Chama divide
- A Denver and Rio Grande locomotive climbs a hill identified as Cumbres Mountain near the Pinos-Chama Divide probably in Conejos County, Colorado. Shows a valley, trees, telegraph poles, a dirt road, track bed and rock formations.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railway Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1886 and 1890?]
- Westbound - front on loop curve - Cumbres
- A Denver and Rio Grande Western narrow gauge train with two locomotives rounds Tanglefoot Loop near Cumbres Pass, (Conejos County), Colorado. Pine forest dots hills.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1950.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Narrow gauge railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1950.
- 1948 September 21
- Train on Cumbres Pass
- View of a Denver and Rio Grande Western locomotive with a pilot plow and a work car on snow covered Cumbres Pass, (Conejos County), Colorado. Workmen are on the train and shovel snow.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Blizzards--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.; Railroad...
- [1949 or 1952]
- Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 496 vents smoke on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; shows the depot, a snow shed, out buildings and a water outlet.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1940-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Conejos County--1940-1960.;...
- [between 1940 and 1959?]
- Windy Point - Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 491 vents steam and smoke at Windy Point on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; lumber and tank cars make up the train.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroad freight cars--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.;...
- [1954?]
- Windy Point eastbound D&RGW - Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 497 blows smoke and pulls box cars up Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; jagged rocks and utility poles flank the tracks.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.;...
- 1954 September
- Windy Point east bound - Cumbres Pass
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company locomotive 492 pulls coal cars at Windy Point on Cumbres Pass (Conejos County), Colorado; snow dots San Juan Mountain high country.
- Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company--1950-1960.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Cumbres Pass (Colo.)--1950-1960.; Passes (Landforms)--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.; Railroads--Colorado--Conejos County--1950-1960.
- 1954 April
- Western History Subject Index
- Cumbres Pass
- Cumbres Mountain, Pinos - Chama Divide
- View of Cumbres mountain and Denver and Rio Grande Railroad track, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- View west from Cumbres Mountain
- Three women pose next to Denver and Rio Grande railroad tracks above a valley, probably near Cumbres Mountain, Conejos County, Colorado.
- Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company--1880-1890.; Conejos County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Railroad tracks--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.; Women--Colorado--Conejos County--1880-1890.
- [between 1882 and 1890?]
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 64 cars, 488 helping. Photographed: below Cumbres, Colo., July 3, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 486, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 53 cars, 481 helping in train. Photographed: near Cumbres, Colo., September 3, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1939
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, eastbound; 12 cars, 483 pushing. Photographed: approaching Cumbres, Colo., June 10, 1942.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1942.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1942
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2082 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 64 cars. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., July 3, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 14 cars. Photographed: leaving Cumbres, Colo., May 29, 1954.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1954.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1954
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2
- Rocky Mountain Railroad Club excursion; 14 cars. Photographed: east of Cumbres, Colo., May 31, 1954.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1954.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1954
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 70 cars, 486 helping. Photographed: Cumbres, Colo., June 16, 1940.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1940.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1940
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 487, engine type 2-8-2 and engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, Eastbound; 46 cars. Photographed: East of Cumbres, Colo., July 30, 1949.
- Locomotives--1940-1950.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1949.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1949
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #216, San Juan; 5 cars. Photographed: near Cumbres, Colo., August 12, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1950
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 489, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound;, 64 cars, 486 helping in train. Photographed: east of Cumbres, Colo., May 28, 1939.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1939.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1939
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #216, San Juan; 4 cars. Photographed: near Cumbres, Colo., June 14, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1950
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 488, engine type 2-8-2
- Train #216, San Juan; 5 cars. Photographed: East of Cumbres, Colo., August 12, 1950.
- Locomotives--1950-1960.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1950.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1950
- D&RGW train (Narrow Gauge), engine number 485, engine type 2-8-2
- Freight, westbound; 64 cars, 488 helping. Photographed: approaching Cumbres, Colo., July 3, 1938.
- Locomotives--1930-1940.; Railroads--Trains--Pictorial works--1938.; Narrow gauge railroads.; Railroad locomotives--Colorado--Cumbres.; Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway Company.; Railroads, Narrow-gage.
- 1938