Lamy:Created by the Railroad

The sleepy town of 137 people and 64 homes was created because engineers found out at the last minute that they couldn't lay tracks directly to Santa Fe. They hadn't counted on the mountains surrounding the city of Santa Fe. Lamy became the back-up location for the Santa Fe train station for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe railroad.
The train pictured is actually a tourist train that runs on a spur later created, to go from Santa Fe to Lamy. I love the open air platform (second from the last) that allows tourists to stand outside, holding on to the one thin rail, as the train travels between the two towns. It should provide great photo ops!
The train trip is quite an event, with a picnic in the shaded area next to the train station and serenades by a Spanish guitarist. Cherry BBQ pork for sandwiches was being served outside the station and the air smelled heavenly