Interlude Tours: Escorted Vacation to Colorado to ride on the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (Travel Originating in Indianapolis)
Tours that include travel on vintage railroads are a big favorite with our clients. The following is bound to please the lover of classic trains and gorgeous scenery.
Colorado Trains & Fall Foliage (click here for itinerary)
September 17-23, 2010 (7 days, 6 nights)
- Guaranteed departure (plan in confidence!)
- Escorted vacation (0% fuss, 100% vacation!)
- Includes home pickup and return (for clients in Marion and adjacent counties)
Please also see our post on the Durango and Silverton Narrow Guage Railroad, a ride on which is included in both “Colorado Trains and Fall Foliage” and “Vintage Trains of the Great Southwest“!
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There is nothing quite like riding on a great old train through rugged Western terrain. On this amazing tour, you’ll enjoy that experience four different ways–on four different vintage railroads!
Including the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. According to Wikipedia,
The Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS) is a narrow gauge heritage railroad running between Chama, New Mexico and Antonito, Colorado. The track was originally laid in 1880 by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. The railway was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Chama houses one of the most physically complete railroad yards in the country. The mainstay of the fleet, is the venerable K-36 fleet, turned out by Baldwin Locomotive Works in August 1925. The arguable “flagship” of the line is K-36, #487, which has seen the most service in the operation of the railroad.
According to the official website of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad,
Most of the abandoned track was dismantled soon after the ICC’s decision, but through the combined efforts of an energetic and resourceful group of railway preservationists and local civic interests, the most scenic portion of the line was saved. In 1970, the states of Colorado and New Mexico jointly purchased the track and line-side structures from Antonito to Chama, nine steam locomotives, over 130 freight and work cars, and the Chama yard and maintenance facility, for $547,120. The C&TS began hauling tourists the next year.
The official site also include two very cool maps of the route and its highlights:
Chama to Osier
Osier to Antonito
This will truly be a journey of a lifetime–that includes four vintage rail journeys of a lifetime! So why not give it a try? We welcome reservations from Indianapolis, where we are based, or from any location in the United States or Canada.
Photo by Sally Pearce; used with permission.
–Matt
The Interlude Tours Blog Team
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