Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad

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Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

Overview
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 mi (103 km)
Other
Website	cumbrestoltec.com
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad San Juan Extension
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
NM State Register of Cultural Properties
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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 / 36.900; -106.583
Area	1,430 acres (5.8 km2)
Built	1880 (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. Today, 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.