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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Chama, New Mexico |
| Reporting mark | C&TS |
| Locale | Conejos County and Archuleta County in Colorado and Rio Arriba County in New Mexico, United States |
| Dates of operation | 1970–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Length | 64 miles (103 km) |
| Other | |
| Website | cumbrestoltec |
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension | |
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| Nearest city | Antonito, Colorado, and Chama, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36°54′N 106°35′W / 36.900°N 106.583°W |
| Area | 1,430 acres (5.8 km2) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Baldwin Locomotive Works |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| MPS | Railroads in Colorado, 1858-1948 MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000462[1] (original) 07000374[1] (increase) |
| CSRHP No. | 5AA.664 / 5CN.65 |
| NMSRCP No. | 136 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | February 16, 1973 |
| Boundary increase | April 24, 2007 |
| Designated NHLD | October 16, 2012[2][3] |
| Designated NMSRCP | November 20, 1969 |
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: the 10,015-foot (3,053 m)-high Cumbres Pass and the Toltec Gorge. Originally part of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad's narrow-gauge network, the line has been jointly owned by the states of Colorado and New Mexico since 1970.
The C&TSRR is one of only two remaining parts of the former D&RGW narrow-gauge network, the other being the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad (D&SNG), which runs between the communities of Durango and Silverton, Colorado. The railroad has a total of ten narrow-gauge steam locomotives (five of which are operational) and two narrow-gauge diesel locomotives on its current roster. The railroad also operates two smaller former D&RGW steam locomotives, Nos. 315 (owned by the Durango Railroad Historical Society) and 168 (owned by the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado), for special events and excursions.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks Survey, Colorado" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks Survey, New Mexico" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 11, 2016.