This is a re-posting of a Facebook entry from February 24, 2016
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| Cumbres & Toltec - the early years |
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| Cumbres & Toltec - Typical current consist |
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July 11th to 15th will be the date of Docent Training in Chama. We
will arrive on the 9th and on Sunday the 10th we pick-up our season
tickets and ride the westbound out of Antonito. The next day training
starts for me with a written test to find out what I know. The days
following are safety training and then two days of riding with a Docent.
The final day is another written test to determine whether one knows
the drill. If passed you then pay $25 and are issued a denim
apron which all Docents wear. But, this is only the beginning as you
are now a trainee for a full year. In 2017 I will again be tested and
if all goes well I can then sew on a Docent patch.
Consists, the cars and arrangement, have varied over the years. The
first picture is from the early years of the C&TS. You can tell
this because the open car is a modified D&RG Gondola. It is also
spotted directly behind the tender which would be a really dirty ride as
ash from the locomotive can rapidly pile up while underway. The other
picture is the current consist and you will notice the open car, which
was purpose built, is located further down the consist.
