Full steam ahead: New Mexico Heritage Rail celebrates Railroad Days

On the weekend of Saturday, Sept. 28, the New Mexico Heritage Rail hosted the second annual Railroad Days event, showcasing a restored 80-year-old steam train. The star of the event – held at the Albuquerque Rail Yards and adjacent Wheels Museum – was the ATSF 2926. According to the New Mexico Heritage Rail website, the train was originally built in 1944 and retired in 1956. From there, it was left abandoned in Coronado Park for decades, according to Ed Burggraf, a volunteer with the restoration.

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