page_title: Alamosa–Durango line
hierarchical_section_title: Alamosa–Durango line
caption_attribution_description: A narrow gauge Denver and Rio Grande freight train (westbound) arriving at Cumbres Station (elevation: 3 052 meter). The train covered a route from Alamosa to Durango. This section of the line (Antonito - Chama) is preserved as the Cumbres &amp; Toltec Scenic Railroad.
context_page_description: The Alamosa–Durango line or San Juan extension was a railroad line built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, following the border between the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains. The line was originally built as a 3 ft narrow-gauge line between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado. Portions of the route survive to this day: the now standard-gauged segment from Alamosa to Antonito, Colorado, and a narrow-gauge portion from Antonito to Chama, New Mexico.
context_section_description: The Alamosa–Durango line or San Juan extension was a railroad line built by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, following the border between the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico, in the Rocky Mountains. The line was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge line between Alamosa, Colorado, and Durango, Colorado. Portions of the route survive to this day: the now standard-gauged segment from Alamosa to Antonito, Colorado, and a narrow-gauge portion from Antonito to Chama, New Mexico.
caption: Denver and Rio Grande freight train near Chama, NM, 1968.
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