The highest, longest and most authentic narrow gauge steam railroad in North America will be gearing up this holiday season to offer a festive holiday experience sure to delight all ages. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad will offer Holiday Express Trains from Chama, NM on December2 and 3… and from Antonito, CO on December 9 and 10.
Fares are $20 for adults, $10 for children 2-12, and under 2 are free. The ride will last 45 minutes to one hour and departure times are 10am, 11:30am, 1pm and 2:30pm. To ride the train, it is suggested that everyone bring a new, unwrapped toy or non-perishable food item, which will be collected for local nonprofits.
Once on board, what a holiday experience! There will be bells clanging, whistles and billowing clouds of steam in the wintry air as locomotives huff and puff their way through forests of snowy evergreens and across high mountain plains to create a holiday dream that your family will never forget. Hot cocoa, cookies and candy canes will be served in the stations, while Cinder Bear and Santa’s elves will visit with kids.
Reservations are highly encouraged and can be made at www.cumbrestoltec.com.
Holiday Express Trains will run the first two weekends in December. Chama departures are scheduled for December 2 and 3 and coincide with the village’s “Christmas in the Mountains” festival, featuring the third Annual Tree Lighting spectacle, a Christmas Stroll around the historic railroading town and visits with Santa Claus. The Antonito departures are scheduled for December 9 and 10.
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR) is a non-profit operation, owned by the states of New Mexico and Colorado, to preserve the historic experience of riding a narrow gauge steam train. At one point, there were more than 2,000 narrow gauge tracks burrowing through tunnels, crossing raging rivers over trestles and cutting through the forests of the Rocky Mountains to connect cities and towns in the two states to rich mining camps.
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