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Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad, often abbreviated as the C&TSRR, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 64 miles (103 km) of track between Antonito, Colorado, and Chama, New Mexico, in the United States. The railroad is named for two geographical features along the route ...
10,015 ft (3,053 m) Maximum incline. 4% (1 in 25) The Alamosa–Durango line or San Juan extension was a railroad line built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, following the border between the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains. The line was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line between ...
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. Antonito, Colorado to Chama, New Mexico. In just 64 miles, this steam-powered route through the San Juan Mountains pretty much has all you want from the West, ...
Jun. 27—Known as the Land of Enchantment, New Mexico is full of breathtaking views everywhere you look. A fun way to take in the views is by train. Trains are no longer such a popular mode of ...
Heritage railroad in Colorado and New Mexico, U.S. The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad , often abbreviated as the C&TSRR , is a 3 ft ( 914 mm ) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 64 miles (103 km) of track between Antonito, Colorado , and Chama, New Mexico , in the United States.
San Juan Express. The San Juan Express (also known as simply the San Juan) was a narrow gauge train that ran on the 3 feet (0.91 m) Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW) route from Durango, Colorado via Chama, New Mexico; Cumbres Pass; and Antonito, Colorado to Alamosa, Colorado. The train ran from February 11, 1937 until January 31 ...
The last train to operate into Durango from the east was on December 6, 1968. The states of New Mexico and Colorado purchased 64 miles of track between Antonito and Chama, New Mexico, in 1970, which is operated today as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR). Trackage between Chama and Durango was removed by 1971.
The class eventually became known by the nickname "Mudhens". Today, No. 463 is operational on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado. Fifteen locomotives were built, originally class 125, then reclassified K-27 in 1924 when the D&RG became the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad (D&RGW).