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Gilman Tunnels

NM-485, Jemez Springs, NM 87025

4 productions

Access notes

Rock tunnels cut for a logging railroad, on the public scenic road NM-485 through the Jemez canyon. Freely accessible by car; the road is narrow.

Parking

Small pull-offs along NM-485 near the tunnels.

Filmed Here

What Was Filmed Here

The Lone Ranger· 2013

Train tunnel sequence

No approved image yetThen
Gilman Tunnels along the Guadalupe River, New MexicoNow
John Fowler · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

The Gilman Tunnels, blasted through rock in the 1920s for a logging railroad, were used for a train-passing sequence, with a locomotive and cars mounted on flatbed trucks driven through the tunnels for the shot.

Gamer· 2009

The canyon tunnel

Gilman Tunnels along the Guadalupe River, New MexicoLocation
John Fowler · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

The rock tunnels on the Jemez canyon road appear in the film's convoy and chase material.

3:10 to Yuma· 2007

The railroad cutting

Gilman Tunnels along the Guadalupe River, New MexicoLocation
John Fowler · CC BY 2.0

What happened here

Used for the sequences of railroad crews laying track and driving tunnels.

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