Cumbres Pass
Line: San Juan Extension
Location Information: The highest point on a through railway in regular service in the North America at an elevation of 10,017ft
 The west side of the Cumbres Pass is only about 10 miles long and as Chama is lower than Antonito the line is on a pretty constant 4% grade. Here #484 is seen approaching the summit after a hard climb up the 4% summit - 25/08/2007 |  Cumbres and Toltec K-36 484 is seen at Cumbres Pass elevation 10,022ft - 01/10/2023 |  C&TS #487 is seen heading west approaching the 10,017ft high Cumbres Pass after working up 40 miles or so of 1.41% on the east side of the pass - 25/08/2007 |  488 is seen at Cumbres Summit before working the freight onto Antonito - 07/09/2008 |
 After the long climb up from Chama 489 tops the summit of Cumbres Pass at an elevation of 10,017ft making it the highest through line in North America (until the Tennesse Pass reopens) - 07/09/2008 |
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