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Railroad reaches New Mexico

Home Timeline Stories Railroad reaches New Mexico
June 22, 2019

Railroad reaches New Mexico

The first passenger train into New Mexico carries members of the Colorado legislature to Otero on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad line on 13 February 1879. One year later, the line is extended through Mora, San Miguel, and Santa Fe Counties.

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