Most of the
Rio Grande Scenic Railroad’s passenger cars are 1950s-era Pullman coaches, restored for daily service and remodeled with new windows, heating, air conditioning and other amenity improvements. Also among the coaches is a 1930s-era “observation” car, with bench-style seating and opening windows to maximize the breathtaking Sangre de Cristo views and take advantage, weather-permitting, of the fresh mountain air.
For the 2007 season, two specialty cars were added to the collection: a full-service concessions car, and a first-class parlor car.
The newly-remodeled concessions car offers sandwiches, snacks and drinks for purchase on the
San Luis Express, catered daily by local Alamosa vendors Rick and Julie Nunley.
The new parlor car offers passengers the option of upgrading to a first-class riding experience, with individual, swiveling seats, a large floor-to-ceiling observation window and complimentary refreshments.
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