September 14-24, 2014 – Chama, NM – continued
It is starting to feel like fall - the nights are starting to get cooler and the leaves are starting to change. On Monday, September 15 th we decided to ride the train together – the first time Rex has ridden without working for a long time. We took the bus to Antonito, CO and rode the train back to Chama. The train crosses the state line between Colorado and New Mexico 11 times on the 64 mile ride. We saw this nice herd of antelope a few miles outside of Antonit o. We always enjoy it when the crew does a blow down – where they blow steam through the steam exit ports to clean deposits out of the boiler. They use unfiltered water and it has a lot of deposits in it and the boiler needs to be cleaned periodically. The sun was shining enough so we got to see a rainbow and all of us on the outside gondola car got wet. The fall colors are just starting to change as we climb higher into the mountains.