I'll never forget the day I watched a charter organizer from across the pond go scurrying up one of those embankments on the fireman's side of a westbound train at Phantom, looking for an elevated shot, and not having any idea what he'd find at the top, or what was on the other side. Fortunately, the Conductor held a little train-side "come to Jesus" meeting shortly thereafter and threatened to simply highball to Chama it that stuff didn't end immediately. It was an effective speech.
With some of the antics that went on during that trip, I'm amazed that we finished with the same number of people we started with.
Phantom Curve is a great place for photography......for perhaps 10-15 people.
/Kevin Madore