Once upon a time the horseback ride from the Lamy train station was how you got to Santa Fe. The train station, built in the 1880’s and named after Santa Fe’s first Archbishop – Monseigneur Lamy - is about twenty miles south of Santa Fe. Towns back then were situated a day’s travel apart, and travel was on horses.
Imagine the surprise of the leading scientists as they reported for work on the Los Alamos Manhattan Project in the ‘40s! Off the train they stepped and into this tiny, isolated little stop on the tracks!
Not much has changed. The Amtrak serves this bustling town of about 137 (2000 census) and you can get to it directly from Chicago or LA on the Southwest Chief.
It won’t take you a day to get up to Santa Fe, just a beautiful twenty minute drive through countryside that immerses you in the beauty of the Santa Fe area.
The Santa Fe Southern also has scenic tourist trains with cocktails and special events.
Next to the station is the fabulous Lamy Station Café housed in the Talladega 1904 dining car and touts spot-on local favorite dishes.
So whether you arrive in Lamy via the well travelled train route, or if you have the time for a short drive capped off by champagne and chili, Lamy is a great destination.
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