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The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad began in 1888 as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad, a short line serving copper mines in southern Arizona. Over the next few decades, it grew into a 1200-mile system that stretched from Tucumcari, New Mexico, southward to El Paso, Texas, and westward to Tucson, Arizona, with several branch lines, including one to Nacozari, Mexico.
Eastland, Wichita Falls and Gulf Railroad: 1918 1944 N/A El Paso and Northeastern Railroad: SP: 1896 1937 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad of Texas: El Paso Northern Railway: SP: 1894 1897 El Paso and Northeastern Railroad: El Paso Southern Railway: SP: 1897 1961 Southern Pacific Company: El Paso and Southwestern Railroad of Texas: SP: 1902 ...
The locomotive was renumbered 111 when the M&PdC was sold to the Milwaukee & St Paul Railroad in 1867; the railroad renaming itself The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in 1874. [2]: 25 In 1889, the locomotive was sold to the Arizona and Southeastern Railroad Company, as their No. 1, later becoming the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad.
The Californian was a passenger train of the Southern Pacific on its route between Los Angeles and El Paso, Texas, and over connecting lines as far as Chicago.Trains numbered 1 and 2 with standard and tourist sleepers from Los Angeles began service on January 3, 1910, over the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad (EPSW) from El Paso to Tucumcari, New Mexico, and thence over the Chicago, Rock ...
The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad Depot is a Beaux Arts building constructed in 1913 in Douglas, Arizona. Two-stories tall, it was a major station on the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad line. It is slightly to the northwest of the Douglas Historic District, sitting on a 3.2331 acre parcel. It's grounds include fountains and a period taxi ...
When another group of men sought the necessary franchise from the El Paso city council, Eddy intervened and won the franchise because of the rival group's inability to pay a performance bond. [7] A few days later (on October 22, 1897 [8]) the El Paso and Northeastern Railroad was incorporated in both New Mexico and Texas. By November 1897 the ...
As many as five daily excursion trains from El Paso, Texas, (with a $3 fare in 1907) were scheduled through the summer months, and one or two daily round trips provided passenger and mail service through the winter. [1] The line became part of the Phelps Dodge El Paso and Southwestern Railroad in 1905 and was leased by Southern Pacific Railroad ...
El Paso and Southwestern Company: SP: 1908 1912 N/A Leased the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad: El Paso and Southwestern Railroad: SP: 1901 1955 Southern Pacific Company: Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway: SP: 1894 1910 Arizona Eastern Railroad: Grand Canyon Railway: ATSF: 1901 1942 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway