Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The Santa Fe Scenic Train is operating again. Formerly the Santa Fe Southern Railway new owners have rebranded and brought back to life as the Sky Railway.
In 2020, Sky Railway was born from the ashes of Santa Fe Southern. Prominent Santa Feans came together to save the historic, 141-year-old railroad. They are Bill Banowsky; owner of Violet Crown Cinemas and a filmmaker; George RR Martin, the novelist, co-creator of Meow Wolf, and savior of the Jean Cocteau Theater. They were joined by several others, including author Douglas Preston and artist Gary Oakley.
The Santa Fe Southern Railway was a short line railroad in New Mexico. In addition to carrying freight on occasion, it now operates as a tourist railroad called Sky Railway that carries passengers between Lamy and Santa Fe, a distance of 18.1 miles.
The Santa Fe Southern began operations in 1992, after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ended operations on its Lamy to Santa Fe branch line and a group of local businesspeople purchased the track to continue freight service in the area.
Sky Railway offers a variety of rail adventures sure to satisfy all.
For more information and booking visit their website skyrailway.com or call 844-743-3759.
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The Santa Fe Scenic Train is operating again. Formerly the Santa Fe Southern Railway new owners have rebranded and brought back to life as the Sky Railway.
In 2020, Sky Railway was born from the ashes of Santa Fe Southern. Prominent Santa Feans came together to save the historic, 141-year-old railroad. They are Bill Banowsky; owner of Violet Crown Cinemas and a filmmaker; George RR Martin, the novelist, co-creator of Meow Wolf, and savior of the Jean Cocteau Theater. They were joined by several others, including author Douglas Preston and artist Gary Oakley.
The Santa Fe Southern Railway was a short line railroad in New Mexico. In addition to carrying freight on occasion, it now operates as a tourist railroad called Sky Railway that carries passengers between Lamy and Santa Fe, a distance of 18.1 miles.
The Santa Fe Southern began operations in 1992, after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ended operations on its Lamy to Santa Fe branch line and a group of local businesspeople purchased the track to continue freight service in the area.
Sky Railway offers a variety of rail adventures sure to satisfy all.
For more information and booking visit their website skyrailway.com or call 844-743-3759.
nmosg.com
