Re: wow.

Wouldn't it be great to recreate that train?
Afraid it's not the same train - the shots I looked at were all single-engine trains, with the engine being changed in Chama.
And taking another look at it, I'm changing my story. The "October 1" shot probably is October 1, Perry was around Chama only on September 3. He shot Extra 486 west (with no. 481 helping) from Los Pinos to Coxo, then doubled back and met no. 115.
No. 115 departed Alamosa with eight cars (three LCL, RPO, two Baggag, coach, parlor) behind no. 482, and no. 116 departed Durango with nine cars (three LCL, RPO, two Baggag, two coach, parlor) behind no. 470. Upon no. 115's arrival in Chama, no. 477 took over the train and no. 482 was turned and serviced. When no. 116 arrived in Chama, no. 482 took over from no. 470 for the climb to Cumbres.
My final speculation - that 482 was used this day because no. 116 was nine cars, not eight. With nine cars, a K28 rated for 187 tons on Cumbres would have been overtonnage on Cumbres.
Here is the sequence:
[photoswest.org] (OP-8526) - September 3, 1939, no. 115 behind 482 approaching Cumbres.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8527) - September 3, 1939, no. 115 behind 482 at Coxo.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8528) - September 3, 1939, no. 115 behind 482 at Lobato.
[photoswest.org] (OP-9231) - "September 31, 1939," no. 115 at Chama behind what looks like no. 477, and judging from the rooflines there are three baggage ahead of the RPO. So I'm guessing this is the same train no. 482 brought into town, shown below west of town. But maybe not.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8412) - September 3, 1939, no. 115 west of Chama behind no. 477.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8145) - September 3, 1939, no. 116 approaching Chama behind no. 470.
[photoswest.org] (OP-7599) - no. 470 getting water at Chama.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8529) - - September 3, 1939, no. 116 at Broads behind no. 482.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8530) - September 3, 1939, no. 116 at Lobato behind no. 482.
[photoswest.org] (OP-8413) - October 1, 1939, no. 115 somewhere on the three-rail. (This is one I speculated was actually Sept. 1.)
JAC