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So You Want To Be A Train Engineer?

Published September 14, 2017 at 11:52 AM CDT
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad engineer and fireman school poses with instructors in front of the Engine 487 at the summit of Cumbres Pass in Colorado. (Jenny Brundin/CPR News)
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad engineer and fireman school poses with instructors in front of the Engine 487 at the summit of Cumbres Pass in Colorado. (Jenny Brundin/CPR News)

A remote school near the Colorado-New Mexico border takes adult students back in time — to learn how to operate steam-powered locomotives. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad runs tourist trains each day and offers courses for would-be steam engineers.

Jenny Brundin (@CPRBrundin) from Colorado Public Radio went along for a ride.

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