Tour Tips News Letter - Cumbres & Toltec June 2019

Volume 1, Number 3 - June 2019

Tour Newsletter Tips Cumbres & Toltec

Climb aboard this National Historic Landmark for a 64-mile day trip you’ll never forget.

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The narrow-gauge steam trains leave daily from Antonito, CO and Chama, NM. The trains meet at historic Osier, CO for a delicious buffet lunch, included in the ticket price. You can begin your full-day trip with a morning luxury motor coach ride along Colorado’s Los Caminos Antiguos Scenic Byway, then return to your car by train. Or, start your day on the train, and return to your car via motor coach on the scenic byway. The final option is to change trains at Osier, and return to your starting point by train, viewing the same scenery at different times of the day.

Premium Parlor Car

Experience the Victorian era elegance of the meticulously restored Parlor cars – a level of luxury, service, and comfort that once was reserved for such dignitaries as railroad barons and mining kings.

Parlor cars offer lounge style comfort and panoramic windows that open to the unspoiled grandeur of the Authentic West.

Personal attendants serve a continental breakfast of fresh fruit, delectable confections, fresh coffee, hot chocolate, and your choice of juices.

There are snacks and soft drinks available throughout the afternoon and passengers receive a exclusive souvenirs.

Parlor accommodates adults only (21yrs+).

Amenities:

Access to the Open-Air Gondola

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Tour Tips Newsletter DEPARTING CHAMA, NEW MEXICO

The scenic journey unfolds as soon as the train, pulled by its powerful locomotive, leaves the Chama, New Mexico station. In just moments, the steep 4% climb into the mountains begins.

First, is a remnant of the historic Lobato sheep ranch, an area of rolling meadows with a high trestle that spans the rushing Wolf Creek below. Thin, white aspen trees with shimmering leaves line the grassy hills and deer, elk, and bears are plentiful.

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Reaching New Heights

A stop for lunch at the old townsite of Osier, Colorado. Past Osier, the train first crosses 137-foot-tall Cascade Creek Trestle, the highest on the line. Trees are sparse here and the open mountain scenery is magnificent. Around Tanglefoot Curve, a loop so tight that the train seems almost folded in half, the locomotive steams toward Cumbres Pass. At 10,015 feet elevation, it is the highest pass reached by rail in the United States. There are tall conifers and meadows that bloom with wildflowers in spring and summer. At the summit is an old section house, one of many of the railroad’s historic buildings

Groups

The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad can design a group program with special pricing for you during the summer months. Let’s work up something great for your group of 20 or more to celebrate a wedding, birthday, church outing, company party, educational tour, family or class reunion or a special event for tour bus operators.

Tour Bus Operators

In addition to group rate discounts, our services for tour bus operators include self-guided walking tours of our train yards, complimentary bus parking, rack cards and trip guides.

Contact groups@cumbrestoltec.com for more details.

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