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This is a route-map template for the List of Arizona railroads, a state passenger rail network. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
Arizona Eastern Railroad: AE 1904 1955 Southern Pacific Company: Arizona Extension Railroad: 1917 N/A Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad: 1883 1888 Central Arizona Railway: Arizona Narrow Gauge Railroad: 1882 1887 Tucson, Globe and Northern Railroad: Arizona and New Mexico Railway: SP: 1883 1935 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad: Arizona and South ...
The United States has a high concentration of railway towns, communities that developed and/or were built around a railway system. Railway towns are particularly abundant in the midwest and western states, and the railroad has been credited as a major force in the economic and geographic development of the country. [1]
Significant distances requiring transportation in Southern Arizona are generally traveled by highway and the railroad. Southern Arizona is the location of the major transcontinental Interstate highway Interstate 10 from the border with New Mexico westward through Tucson, and then continuing northwest via Casa Grande to the Phoenix–Scottsdale–Mesa metropolis.
The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (SFP&P) was a common carrier railroad that later became an operating subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Arizona. At Ash Fork, Arizona, the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's operating subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad mainline, that ran from California to Chicago.
For a more complete list, see List of Arizona railroads. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. ...
Fallen Southern Pacific Railroad cars in Carrizo Gorge, 2010.. The San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railway traces its origins back to December 14, 1906, when entrepreneur John D. Spreckels announced he would form the San Diego and Arizona (SD&A) Railway and build a railroad to provide San Diego with a direct rail link to the east by connecting with the Southern Pacific (SP) lines in El Centro ...
Built by New Mexico & Arizona Railroad. Last Southern Pacific passenger service 1962. Still standing. Restored in 1990s and 2000s. Peoria: ATSF: 1895: Built by Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway. Last Santa Fe passenger service 1969. Moved to Scottsdale's McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 1972. Still standing. Perkinsville: ATSF: 1912