<P> The Santa Fe Railroad reached New Mexico in 1878 , with the first locomotive crossing Raton Pass that December . It reached Lamy , New Mexico , 16 miles ( 26 km ) from Santa Fe in 1879 and Santa Fe itself in 1880 , and Deming in 1881 , thereby replacing the storied Santa Fe Trail as a way to ship cattle to market . The new town of Albuquerque , platted in 1880 as the Santa Fe Railroad extended westward , quickly enveloped the old town . The rival Southern Pacific was completed between the Rio Grande valley and the Arizona border in 1881 . </P>
<P> The Santa Fe Railroad reached New Mexico in 1878 , with the first locomotive crossing Raton Pass that December . It reached Lamy , New Mexico , 16 miles ( 26 km ) from Santa Fe in 1879 and Santa Fe itself in 1880 , and Deming in 1881 , thereby replacing the storied Santa Fe Trail as a way to ship cattle to market . The new town of Albuquerque , platted in 1880 as the Santa Fe Railroad extended westward , quickly enveloped the old town . The rival Southern Pacific was completed between the Rio Grande valley and the Arizona border in 1881 . </P>
where did the first railroad enter new mexico
where did the first railroad enter new mexico
Lamy
Lamy