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The Benson Railroad Historic District is an area of Benson, Arizona, located near the site of a former passenger and freight depot.The area contains 16 structures, 11 buildings and 5 outbuildings, although the outbuildings are not considered contributing structures to the historic district.
The San Pedro Valley Railroad (reporting mark SPVR), formerly the San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad, is an Arizona shortline railroad, currently operating from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) at Benson, Arizona, seven miles to Curtiss, Arizona west of St. David.
The railroad, coming overland from California, chose the Benson site to cross the San Pedro River. Benson then served as a rail junction point to obtain ore and refined metal by wagon, in turn shipping rail freight back to the mines at Tombstone, Fairbank, Contention City and Bisbee. For example, the railhead in Benson was about 25 miles (40 km ...
Benson station is a train station in Benson, Arizona. It is served by Amtrak 's Sunset Limited and Texas Eagle , which pass through Benson 3 days a week in each direction. [ 2 ] There are no facilities for Amtrak passengers other than a small metal shelter.
He named the area Benson after William B. Benson, a California judge who his friend and who was involved in mining operations in Arizona, California, Idaho and Mexico. The town continued to grow with the arrival of Southern Pacific Railroad in 1880. By 1894, Benson had become a major transportation hub with three major railroads. [2] [3] [4]
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 ...
Current offices of the San Pedro and Southwestern Railroad, a 7-mile long (11 km) freight railroad. Passenger facilities were located at depot from 1995 to 2000, when previous San Pedro and Southwestern Railway-owned railroad offered Grey Hawk passenger excursions from Benson-Charleston along the San Pedro River. Depot office Still standing.
[1] [3] The railroad ran on a short spur of track from Bisbee to Fairbank, Arizona, where it met the mainline of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's New Mexico and Arizona Railroad. [1] [3] Shortly thereafter and unhappy with AT&SF rates, the line was extended to Benson, Arizona, to connect with the Southern Pacific Railroad. [3]