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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Review
The big attraction in Chama is the historic Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, the narrow-gauge coal-driven steam engine that runs through the San Juan Mountains and over the Cumbres Pass. You chug over ancient trestles, around breathtaking bends, and high above the Los Pinos River—if the terrain looks at all familiar, you may have seen this railroad's "performance" in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Midway through the trip you break for lunch and can switch to a waiting Colorado-based train to complete the 64 mi to Antonito, Colorado (from which you'll be shuttled back by bus), or return from this point on the same train.
- Address: 15 Terrace Ave., Chama, 87520 | Map It
- Phone: 575/756-2151; 888/286-2737
- Cost: $65--$134
- Hours: Late May--mid.-Oct., daily departures at 10 am
- Website: www.cumbrestoltec.com
- Location: Georgia O'Keeffe Country
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