Welcome to the
Lamy Museum
Located in the historic Legal Tender
in Lamy, New Mexico
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The Legal Tender Saloon & Restaurant is now the Lamy Railroad & History Museum |
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The museum is open by request only. The Legal Tender is for your special events, such as weddings, birthdays, anniversary parties, etc. throughout the year. To schedule an event contact: Sandra Bosben, Event Manager The museum is operated as a 501(c) 3 organization. Your support is greatly appreciated!
Lamy, New MexicoThe town of Lamy is located 18 miles south of Santa Fe, New Mexico on US Hwy 285. Lamy is a railroad town created in 1879 when the Atchison,Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad laid its main track through New Mexico. The AT & SF by-passed the city of Santa Fe because the climb was too much for the engines of the day, so a spur line was built to the capital from Lamy. Lamy grew up where the spur line connects Santa Fe to the main track.The Lamy Depot is still open for Amtrak service, and the Santa Fe Southern Railroad brings a tourist train to Lamy over the spur line almost daily. Come spend an afternoon in the shady Railroad Park across from the Museum. |
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Lamy's storied past came alive Saturday, June 11, from 11 am to 5 pm when the Lamy Railroad & History Museum and the Santa Fe Model Railroad Club officially unveiled a working museum exhibit that shows the AT&SF trains as they stopped at Lamy with celebrities and ordinary travelers in the middle of the 20th century. |
| CHECK OUT THE AVAILABLE ROOMS FOR RENT INSIDE THE LEGAL TENDER | |||
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The Talladega Dining car is a 1950,
vintage railroad car, that was used by the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad, for meal service between New York and
Florida. It is now on display as part of the Lamy Railroad
and History Museum. It is also available for rent for
groups up to 36 people.
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