Sublette, New Mexico
Sublette is a railroad ghost town in northern
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad from Antonito to Chama, including Sublette itself, and the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Sublette sits at an elevation of 9,281 feet[1] in the southeastern San Juan Mountains
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History
The
coal bunker, a speeder shed and a water tower
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The D&RGW operated trains over the branch until 1967, then in 1970 the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad took over the abandoned track between Chama, New Mexico, and Antonito, Colorado, to operate tourist trains in the summer months. The Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec maintain the remaining structures in the interests of historic preservation. The water tower was dismantled in 1937 and replaced with an underground cistern; C&TSRR trains stop here to take water.
Nearby locations of interest
- Osier, Colorado 37°0′44″N 106°20′9″W / 37.01222°N 106.33583°W
- Toltec Gorge, New Mexico 36°59′3.9″N 106°18′22.2″W / 36.984417°N 106.306167°W
References
- Pearce, T.M. (editor) with Cassidy, Ina Sizer and Pearce, Helen S. (1965) "Sublette (Rio Arriba)" New Mexico Place Names; A Geographical Dictionary University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, page 160
External links
- 1963 map of the area
- Photo of Sublette station
- Preservation work by the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec
- Official Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Web Site
36°59′20″N 106°13′48″W / 36.98889°N 106.23000°W
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