Excursion Trains and Scenic Railroads
in New Mexico

There are a couple of scenic railroads and excursion trains running in northern New Mexico. They tend to run on privately-owned track through some very scenic countryside.

The Cumbres & Toltec Railroad runs on narrow-gauge tracks through the South San Juans: really spectacular countryside that can't be seen any other way (unless you want to hike it). This line runs from Chama, New Mexico to Antonito, Colorado, crossing the state line several times. 888-286-2737.

The Santa Fe Southern Railway runs a 36-mile, 4-hour roundtrip out of Santa Fe and then southeast to historic Lamy on regular-gauge track. It started out in 1992 as a commuter line between Santa Fe and El Dorado but then expanded into an excursion train. 888-989-8600.

And the State of New Mexico is about to fire up the RoadRunner Express, a high speed rail link between Albuquerque and Santa Fe (Spring, 2009).