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Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Roads & Rails Era: 1880-1889 DateCreated: 1880 Cumbres Pass Antonito State: CO Zip: 81120 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Cumbres-and-Toltec-Scenic-Railway/ Creator: Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Baldwin Locomotive Works

Winding over 64 miles through the majestic San Juan mountains, the narrow-gauge railway known today as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad was built as a branch of the extensive Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad that ran through western Colorado and most of Utah. It originally served the large number of settlers flocking to the gold and silver mines of the region.

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1976
Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/Larry Lamsa (CC BY 2.0) Image Caption: Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway Era_date_from: 1880
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Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railway

Winding over 64 miles through the majestic San Juan mountains, the narrow-gauge railway known today as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad was built as a branch of the extensive Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad that ran through western Colorado and most of Utah. It originally…

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