Park Trains
Riding the Rails Through Alameda Park
Our trains have entertained Alamogordo visitors and residents with a fun “toy train” ride along the mile-long Alameda Park for nearly 40 years. Pictured here is our Union Pacific (UP) train. It is modeled after the full size UP trains featured at the bottom of this page.
Historic Models on 16-Inch Tracks
The tracks our trains run along are 16 inches apart (G-16). Featured here are our Western Pacific (WP) and Baltimore & Ohio (B&O).
Our 1865 “steam” model is featured here. The engine is followed by a faux tender. The engineer sits on the tender to drive this model.
Where the Rails Shaped a Town
Union Pacific Railroad runs along the track just yards away from our museum. Alamogordo was established specifically to service the railroad passing through Otero County. The first train pulled into Alamogordo on June 15, 1898 (The Train That Brough Us Here, Tularosa Basin Historical Society, Milburn, Donna Doyle, 2017). The trains pull a variety of rail cars including automobile haulers, tanks, boxcars, and flat cars. The Depot is a great place to sit and watch trains roll by, just as they have consistently done since the town’s founding over one hundred years ago.
