Experience one of narrow-gauge railroading’s most distinctive historic vehicles on one of America’s most spectacular railroad journeys. For just six days this fall, Galloping Goose No. 5 returns to the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad for a series of limited excursions through the mountains of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado.

Originally built for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad in 1933, Galloping Goose No. 5 is unlike anything on our regular passenger trains. This historic self-propelled railcar offers a smaller, more intimate way to experience the railroad, bringing you closer to the track, the landscape and the remarkable engineering of the narrow-gauge line.

Choose a full 64-mile journey between Chama and Antonito or a round-trip excursion from Chama to Osier Station. Along the way, travel through high mountain passes, deep canyons, tunnels, trestles, forests and wide-open Western landscapes as the Goose follows the historic railroad across the Colorado–New Mexico border.

For railroad enthusiasts, photographers, history lovers and returning Cumbres & Toltec riders looking for an entirely different experience, this is one of the most unusual ways to explore the railroad. With only six departures scheduled, opportunities to ride Galloping Goose No. 5 on the Cumbres & Toltec are limited.

Dates: October 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, and when the fall colors are at peak!

27 seats available and includes lunch buffet and photo run-bys.

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