1881 Log Bunkhouse • oldest building on railroad 1924 Coal Tipple • 70 ft. high holds 60 ton, fast empty the only wood tipple left 1907 Water Tank • holds 50,000 gal. • unique style with two waterspouts — — Map (db m193153) HM
From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad after 1880. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a remnant of the San Juan Extension a narrow-gauge line which once served the mining areas . . . — — Map (db m280187) HM
From a small crossroads town, Chama became an important site on the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad after 1880. The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a remnant of the San Juan Extension, a narrow-gauge line which once served the mining . . . — — Map (db m280186) HM
Built When Silver Was King This portion of the Denver & Rio Grande narrow gauge railway, known as the San Juan Extension, was built to serve the rich mining areas of western Colorado. In late 1880, the D&RG reached Chama from Denver, CO, . . . — — Map (db m280854) HM
The Survivor 1924 saw the construction of three nearly identical coal tipples along the Denver & Rio Grande rail lines. Only this one survives, due to efforts by the Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad to shore up the foundation and . . . — — Map (db m280864) HM
[2012 marker – northwest corner of depot]has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in illustrating the history of the United States of America 2012 National Park . . . — — Map (db m280909) HM
In 1829-30, Antonio Armijo traveled from Abiquiú to California to trade for mules, thus extending the Old Spanish Trail and opening it to trade between Santa Fe and Los Angeles. His route turned west, near present-day Abiquiú Dam, to Largo Canyon, . . . — — Map (db m280189) HM
