Cloud-Climbing Railroad Marker

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Cloudcroft in Otero County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Cloud-Climbing Railroad

By Wyndfire, September 3, 2012

1. Cloud-Climbing Railroad Marker

Inscription. In order to provide timber for the construction of his El Paso & Northeastern Railroad north of Alamagordo, Charles B. Eddy in 1898 built a spur into the Sacramento Mountains. The line operated as far as Cloudcroft until 1947. The Cloudcroft Trestle is all that remains.

Location. 32° 57.858′ N, 105° 44.869′ W. Marker is in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in Otero County. Marker is on U.S. 82, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cloudcroft NM 88317, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 15 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Restoring a Local Treasure (here, next to this marker); Blazer’s Mill (approx. 14.6 miles away).

Back of Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Wyndfire, September 2, 2012

2. Back of Marker

Cloudcroft Trestle Photo, Click for full size

By Wyndfire, September 3, 2012

3. Cloudcroft Trestle

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 4, 2012, by Wyndfire of Phoenix, Arizona. This page has been viewed 55 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 4, 2012, by Wyndfire of Phoenix, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.