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ABOA
RD fo
r th
e
Cum
bres
& T
olte
c Sc
enic
Rai
lroad
Ju
nior
Eng
inee
r Pr
ogra
mALL ABOARD for the Cum
bres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Junior Engineer Program
Chama, NM
to Osier, CO
Welcom
e. Historically known as the D
enver & Rio Grande Railroad’s San Juan Extension, the railroad was built in 1880. Today it is known as the Cum
bres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR). It is the most
outstanding and best-known example of its kind in N
orth Am
erica.
To earn your Junior Engineer Certificate, you must com
plete the questions from
your starting Depot to O
sier (half of the booklet). A
nswers to the questions can be found in the book “Ticket to Toltec” or from
your docent (usually found in the Open A
ir Gondola). When you
are finished, find your docent who will check your answers and sign your certificate as a Cum
bres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Junior Engineer.
Welcom
e aboard.
Antonito
Osier
Osier
Chama
Lobato Trestle
Windy Point
Tanglefoot Curve
Cumbres
Rock Tunnel
Toltec Gorge
Mud Tunnel
Sublette
Whiplash Curve
Lava Tank
Hangm
an’s Trestle
Chama D
epotphoto: V Behr
Anto
nito
, CO
to O
sier
, CO
Wel
com
e. H
isto
rica
lly k
nown
as
the
Den
ver
& Ri
o Gr
ande
Rai
lroa
d’s
San
Juan
Ext
ensi
on, t
he r
ailr
oad
was
built
in 1
880.
Tod
ay it
is k
nown
as
the
Cum
bres
& T
olte
c Sc
enic
Rai
lroa
d (C
&TSR
R).
It is
the
mos
t ou
tsta
ndin
g an
d be
st-k
nown
exa
mpl
e of
its
kind
in N
orth
Am
eric
a.
To e
arn
your
Jun
ior
Engi
neer
Cer
tific
ate,
you
mus
t co
mpl
ete
the
ques
tion
s fr
om y
our
star
ting
Dep
ot t
o O
sier
(hal
f of
the
boo
klet
). A
nswe
rs t
o th
e qu
esti
ons
can
be f
ound
in t
he b
ook
“Tic
ket
to T
olte
c”
or f
rom
you
r do
cent
(usu
ally
fou
nd in
the
Ope
n A
ir G
ondo
la).
Whe
n yo
u ar
e fin
ishe
d, fi
nd y
our
doce
nt w
ho w
ill c
heck
you
r an
swer
s an
d si
gn y
our
cert
ifica
te a
s a
Cum
bres
& T
olte
c Sc
enic
Rai
lroa
d Ju
nior
Eng
inee
r.
Wel
com
e ab
oard
.
Anton
itoOsier
Osier
Cham
a
Loba
to T
rest
le
Win
dy P
oint
Tang
lefo
ot C
urve
Cum
bres
Rock
Tun
nel
Tolte
c G
orge
Mud
Tun
nel
Subl
ette
Whi
plas
h Cu
rve
Lava
Tan
k
Han
gman
’s Tr
estle
Ant
onit
oph
oto:
Fri
ends
of
the
C&TS
RR
Before crossing railroad tracks you must
stop look and listen, □ True or □
False?
Which of the following safety rules on the
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad are m
ost important?
□ N
o running on the train □
Always be with your parents
□ D
o not stand on the gangway between the cars □
No horse play
□ A
ll of the above
The slogan “S
afety First” originated in the: □
Steel industry □
Railroad industry □
Chemical industry
General Questions
A) Where have you seen a train near your hom
e?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
B) Draw your steam
locomotive, show the builder’s plate
and what year your locomotive was built.
C) What fuel does our locom
otive use to boil water?___________________________________________
Antonito, CO
to Osier, CO
Safety Q
uestions
309W
W309
309R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CROSSING
Befo
re c
ross
ing
railr
oad
trac
ks y
ou m
ust
stop
look
and
list
en,
□
Tru
e
or
□ F
alse
?
Whi
ch o
f th
e fo
llowi
ng s
afet
y ru
les
on t
he
Cum
bres
& T
olte
c Sc
enic
Rai
lroa
d ar
e m
ost
impo
rtan
t? □
No
runn
ing
on t
he t
rain
□ A
lway
s be
wit
h yo
ur p
aren
ts □
Do
not
stan
d on
the
gan
gway
bet
ween
the
car
s □
No
hors
e pl
ay □
All
of t
he a
bove
The
slo
gan
“Saf
ety
Firs
t” o
rigi
nate
d in
the
: □
Ste
el in
dust
ry □
Rai
lroa
d in
dust
ry □
Che
mic
al in
dust
ry
Saf
ety
Que
stions
Gene
ral Q
uest
ions
A) W
here
hav
e yo
u se
en a
tra
in n
ear
your
hom
e?__
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
_
B) D
raw
your
ste
am lo
com
otiv
e, s
how
the
build
er’s
plat
e an
d wh
at y
ear
your
loco
mot
ive
was
built
.
C) W
hat
fuel
doe
s ou
r lo
com
otiv
e us
e to
boi
l wat
er?
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
____
___
Cham
a, N
M t
o O
sier
, CO
3 0 9W
W3 0 9
3 0 9R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CRO
SSIN
G
Ant
onito
Rail
Yard
1) T
he R
ailr
oad
Com
mis
sion
Offi
ce a
t A
nton
ito
is lo
cate
d □
Nea
r th
e wa
ter
tank
□ J
ust
off
the
park
ing
lot
□ N
ear
loco
mot
ive
495
2) T
he d
epot
is o
rigi
nal
□ T
rue
o
r □
Fal
se
Ant
onit
o, C
O t
o O
sier
, CO
Ant
onit
o Ra
il Ya
rdph
oto:
R S
emik
1) What is the tallest structure ?
□ D
epot □
Coal Tipple □
Engine House
2) Year the coal tipple was built □
1924 □
1885 □
1939
3) The rotary snow plows are self propelled
□ True or □
False
Chama Rail Yard
Chama, N
M to O
sier, CO
Rotary Snow Plow
Chama Yard Coal T
ipple
photo: R Walston
photo: Friends of the C&TSRR
4) M
ile p
osts
indi
cate
the
mile
s fr
om □
Silv
erto
n
□ A
lam
osa
□
Den
ver
5) A
4%
gra
de m
eans
the
tra
in c
limbs
4 f
eet
eve
ry 1
00 f
eet
it m
oves
for
ward
□ T
rue
o
r □
Fal
se
6) T
he f
ake
Hol
lywo
od w
ater
tan
k at
Lob
ato
was
last
use
d in
: □
The
Gre
at T
rain
Rob
bery
□ T
he S
hoot
ist
□ I
ndia
na J
ones
and
the
Las
t Cr
usad
e
All
Abo
ard!
Cham
a, N
M t
o O
sier
, CO
Juni
or E
ngin
eer
on th
e Lo
okou
t
Coal
tip
ple
Sect
ion
hous
e
Pine
tre
e
Whi
stle
boa
rd
Bagg
age
cart
Los
Pino
s Ri
ver
Mul
e de
er
Haw
k
Cabo
ose
Loco
mot
ive
Asp
en le
af
Mile
pos
t
Wat
er t
ank
Railr
oad
Cros
sing
Pine
con
eD
epot
Juni
or E
ngin
eers
are
awa
re o
f th
eir
surr
ound
ings
. M
ark
off
the
thin
gs a
bove
tha
t yo
u se
e on
you
r tr
ip.
3 0 9W
W3 0 9
3 0 9R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CRO
SSIN
G
3 0 9W
W3 0 9
3 0 9R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CRO
SSIN
G
3 0 9W
W3 0 9
3 0 9R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CRO
SSIN
G
Loba
to W
ater
Tan
kph
oto:
Fri
ends
of
the
C&TS
RR
All A
board!
3) The Hangm
ans Trestle was the site of □
An alleged vigilante hanging
□ A
fire during the shooting of a Willy N
elson movie
□ A
recent rebuild □
All of the above
4) The Lava water tank is presently connected to a Los Pinos river pum
p house □
True or □ False
5) The Lava water tank was moved from
Antonito
to replace the original tank which was destroyed by fire in 1971. □
True or □ False
6) The large lava rocks at mile post 297 were from
the last eruption of the dorm
ant Los Magotes volcano.
□ True or □
False
Antonito, CO
to Osier, CO
Junior Engineer on the Lookout
Coal tipple
Section house
Pine tree
Whistle board
Baggage cart
Los Pinos River
Mule deer
Hawk
Caboose
Locomotive
Aspen leaf
Mile post
Water tank
Railroad CrossingPine cone
Depot
Junior Engineers are aware of their surroundings. M
ark off the things above that you see on your trip.
309W
W309
309R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CROSSING
309W
W309
309R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CROSSING
309W
W309
309R
R
RAIL
ROAD
CROSSING
7) H
ow m
any
leve
ls o
f tr
ack
are
at W
hipl
ash
Curv
e □
3
□
5
□
2
8) T
he w
ye a
t Bi
g H
orn
is u
sed
to t
urn
loco
mot
ives
□ T
rue
o
r □
Fal
se
9) T
he L
og B
unk
Hou
se a
t Su
blet
te w
as b
uilt
in □
192
5
□ 1
880
□
187
5
10) W
hen
the
trai
n st
ops
at S
uble
tte
to t
ake
on w
ater
, as
k yo
ur D
ocen
t to
poi
nt o
ut t
he m
agaz
ine
whic
h wa
s
used
to
stor
e ex
plos
ives
dur
ing
the
1880
con
stru
ctio
n
peri
od. T
his
stru
ctur
e is
loca
ted
just
bey
ond
Subl
ette
. Lo
ok f
ast,
it g
oes
by q
uick
ly! D
raw
a pi
ctur
e of
the
m
agaz
ine
in t
he s
pace
bel
ow.
Ant
onit
o, C
O t
o O
sier
, CO
7) At Cresco the train crosses the N
ew Mexico/Colorado border.
How m
any times will the border be
crossed on the entire 64 mile trip?
□ 11 □
5 □ 18
8) What wildlife can be seen on the trip?
□ Elk
□ M
ule Deer
□ Black Bear
□ A
ll the above
9) Cumbres is Spanish for crests
□ True or □
False
Chama, N
M to O
sier, COCresco W
ater Tankphoto: Friends of the C&TS
RR
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Mud Tunnel
photo: J Mathew
s10)
The
rest
ored
bui
ldin
gs a
t Cu
mbr
es P
ass
date
bac
k to
□ 1
920s
□ 1
880s
□ 1
950s
11)
The
mis
sion
of
the
Frie
nds
of t
he C
&TSR
R is
to
res
tore
, pre
serv
e an
d in
terp
ret
the
railr
oad
□ T
rue
o
r □
Fal
se
12)
Tang
lefo
ot C
urve
was
con
stru
cted
to
□ A
dd t
o th
e sc
enic
rid
e □
Len
gthe
n th
e tr
ip □
Eas
e th
e tr
ain
to a
lowe
r el
evat
ion
13)
The
Los
Pin
os V
alle
y ha
s a
U s
hape
d pr
ofile
bec
ause
□ I
t wa
s fo
rmed
by
a gl
acie
r □
It
was
form
ed b
y th
e ri
ver
□ I
t wa
s fo
rmed
by
an e
arth
quak
e
Cham
a, N
M t
o O
sier
, CO
Cum
bres
Dep
ot
Tang
lefo
ot C
urve
Los
Pino
s Ri
ver
photos: V Behr
11) The shoo-fly at Mud Tunnel was constructed in the early 1900’s to accom
modate passengers walking to
trains on the other side while the tunnel was being repaired after it caught on fire. □
True or □ False
12) Mud tunnel is lined with heavy tim
bers for stability □
True or □ False
13) The rock outcrops at the Toltec Gorge are
□ O
ne million years old
□ 1.7 billion years old
□ 4.5 billion years old
14) Rock Tunnel was blasted out of □
Sedimentary rock
□ Igneous rock
□ M
etamorphic rock
Antonito, CO
to Osier, CO
Rock Tunnelphoto: Friends of the C&TS
RR
15)
The
Gar
field
Mon
umen
t wa
s er
ecte
d by
□ M
rs. G
arfie
ld □
Will
iam
Jac
kson
Pal
mer
□ T
he A
ssoc
iati
on o
f Ge
nera
l Pas
seng
er a
nd T
icke
t A
gent
s
16)
The
his
tori
c st
ruct
ures
at
Osi
er w
ere
rest
ored
by
□ T
he r
ailr
oad
□ H
ired
con
trac
tors
□ T
he F
rien
ds o
f th
e C&
TSRR
Ant
onit
o, C
O t
o O
sier
, CO
Osi
erph
oto:
K S
herr
owG
arfie
ld M
onum
ent
phot
o: V
Beh
r
Lava
Wat
er T
ank
phot
o: K
She
rrow
14) Cascade Trestle was constructed in □
1923 □
1896 □
1889
15) The historic structures at O
sier were restored by □
The railroad
□ H
ired contractors □
The Friends of the C&TS
RR
Chama, N
M to O
sier, COO
sier
Cascade Trestlephoto: Friends of the C&TS
RR
photo: K Sherrow
Junior Engineer
Awarded to ______________________________
______________________________
Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
CERTIFICATE of