Chili Line
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The Chili Line, officially known as the Santa Fe Branch, was a 3 ft narrow-gauge branch of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. It ran 125.6 miles from Antonito, Colorado, to Santa Fe, New Mexi
Old water tower at the Embudo Station
Bridge at Otowi in 1890 by W H Jackson
In White Rock Canyon just north of Buckman, 1890 by W H Jackson
Rio Grande Gorge
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The Rio Grande Gorge is a geological feature in northern New Mexico where the watercourse of the Rio Grande follows an eroded chasm. Beginning near the Colorado border, the approximately 50-mile gorge
Chili Line
…bridge crossing the river at Otowi and passing through Santa Clara and Española. From Embudo the line began its steep and twisting climb through the Rio Grande Gorge, rising 1128 ft (371m) in 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of mostly 4% gradient to Barranca, where alternating but steady 1% grades led the line away from the Rio…
Rio Grande Gorge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Rio Grande Gorge 2