Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, Antonito
Filmed as Circus train in Utah, 1912
📍 5234 B US Highway 285, Antonito, CO 81120 (depot at the junction with CO 17), Antonito, United States
Scene breakdown
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Circus train in Utah, 1912
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989Young Indy runs along the roofs of a circus train with the stolen cross, falling through a carriage of snakes and a lion's car.
Young Indiana Jones -
Jones family home, Utah
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989Young Indy bursts into his father's study, but Henry Sr. will not look up from his work.
Young Indiana Jones Henry Jones Sr.
Real-world history
A narrow-gauge steam railway that runs 64 miles between Antonito, Colorado and Chama, New Mexico, crossing the state line 11 times. The circus train chase in the prologue was filmed on the line, and a house in Antonito played the Jones family home.
Logistics & accessibility
Admission: Ticketed heritage railway that usually runs from late May to October; check the current timetable and fares. The Jones house at 502 Front Street is now a bed and breakfast, so non-guests should view it from the street.
Parking & accessibility: Free lot at the Antonito depot.
Best time to visit: A summer or early-autumn morning departure; the aspens turn gold in late September.
What else to see here
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Indiana Jones Home (B&B)
502 Front Street; young Indy runs home here.
Bed and breakfast
Short drive