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Glorieta Pass

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were still in use on an active mainline anywhere in North America. They were retired and replaced with modern signals in November 2022.
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Historically, the pass provided the most direct route through the mountains between the upper valley of the
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The stairwells of the Colorado State Capitol Building display cannonballs from the battle as ornaments.
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in 1899, and the Santa Fe used the route for their Chicago to Los Angeles trains, including the famed
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constructed a railroad through the pass, which became part of the second North American
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on the east side of the pass. In the 20th century, the pass became used as the route of
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to the west. In the 19th century, it furnished the route of the westernmost leg of the
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in March 1881. The NM&SP was absorbed into its parent company, the
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Glorieta and Raton Passes: Gateways to the Southwest
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Glorieta Subdivision

Elevation
I-25
US 84
US 85
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe County, New Mexico
United States
Range
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
mountain pass
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
New Mexico
Santa Fe County
Santa Fe
Pecos River
Rio Grande
Santa Fe Trail
High Plains
Battle of Glorieta Pass
New Mexico Campaign
American Civil War
Union Army
Confederate Army
Sangre de Cristo Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Pecos National Historic Park
U.S. Highway 84
Interstate 25

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