Brown Bag Lecture: The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railroad: A brief history, Physical Description, and Conversion to Trails October 14, 2008

The Las Cruces Railroad Museum will host a lecture on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at noon. The title is “The Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railroad: A brief history, Physical Description, and Conversion to Trails.” Tom Springer, president of the New Mexico Rails to Trails Association, will explain the association’s work to convert abandoned railroad lines into recreational trails.

NM Rails to Trails Association was formed in 1994 and has over 450 members from all over the United States. In addition to converting abandoned railroad lines, they are also working to connect other trails throughout the state to create a fifty mile loop of trail from Cloudcroft, through Sunspot, Oliver Lee State Park, Alamogordo, La Luz, High Rolls, and back to Cloudcroft. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.nmrailstotrails.org/

Light refreshments served. Please register by calling Joanne at 647-4480. The museum is located at 351 N. Mesilla Street, at the intersection of Las Cruces Ave.