Fire Patrol on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is one of many ways the railroad helps to prevent forest fires. Fire patrol speeders follow the train towing a tank of water and keep watch for potential fires. #volunteer #historicpreservationmatters #trains #railfans #historybuffs #volunteering #historicpreservation #livingmuseum #trainride #steamtrain #railroad #jointoday #membership #history #friendsofcumbrestoltec | Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Inc.

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During Victorian Iron Horse Roundup in 2021, the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec ran a demonstration of Derrick OP. The Denver & Rio Grande built Derrick OP at the Alamosa shop in 1911 from gondola 9562. It was rebuilt in 1920. Derrick OP is a stiff-legged derrick. It was mainly used for heavy lifting chores around the yard, for example, to load and unload rails, bridge timbers, and stone. It was also used on the line to right derailed cars and even to retrieve passenger cars carried down the hi

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