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New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society

1833 8th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM
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Locomotive being worked on
Ranked #35 of 103 attractions in Albuquerque
4.5 of 5 stars 3 Reviews
Antonio and Andy--the engine is in the background Our "tour guide" Mr. Pete Adair Locomotive being worked on
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Waterloo, Iowa
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“An exciting piece of history ready to come back to life!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

Just to clarify this is not a museum, but a work site of volunteers who are restoring a WWII engine, which will eventually be used as an excursion train. If you want to see hands-on restoration, then you're in for a treat. We didn't know what to expect when we arrived, and were a little uncomfortable when we did get... More

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“Great place to view a Steam Locomotive up close”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 February 2012

For someone who is interesting in a large steam locomotive this is the place. A group of volunteers are restoring a Santa Fe steam engine that was in a city park for many years. They hope to run it some day. The tender is finished and the engine is striped down and slowly being rebuilt. The volunteer took a lot... More

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Sugar Land, Texas
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“Inspirational, educational, and fun!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2011

New Mexico Steam Locomotive and Railroad Historical Society (NMSL&RHS) in Albuquerque, NM is a jewel that may be easily overlooked by visitors. I took my whole family of seven (including kids 2 to 14 of age) to the restoration site in mid July 2011, and boy were we inspired! It was the first time that we stood right next to... More

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