As long-term followers will know, the Santa Fe Southern Railway runs ... not quite at the bottom of our garden, but close enough. It used to make a trip an excursion train just about every night; with maybe a couple of small freight trains going from Lamy (the main line) up to Santa Fe each week, too; then it was taken over by a company who attempted to operate it as a more up-market dining venture, at which point it went belly-up for a couple of years; the track became overgrown; we despaired of ever hearing its quintessentially American-train whistle ever again.
But miracles happen! Earlier this year, the SFSR was bought by a triumvirate, including George R. R. Martin - yes, the Game of Thrones guy, who's done a number of good things for Santa Fe. The track was cleared. And this was the third time that the train has run on it! The plan is to have it up and running again by next summer (let's hope the pandemic will let that happen ...) - it's so exciting to see and hear it after the sad pause.
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