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Magma Engine No. 5 switching in Superior, 1967. The Magma Arizona Railroad (reporting mark MAA) was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1915 to 1997.. The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line, but was converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1923.
After crossing the tracks of the abandoned Magma Arizona Railroad, SR 79 arrives at a diamond interchange with U.S. Route 60 Exit 212. SR 79 continues for a short distance north of the interchange before ending at El Camino Viejo (old US 60) at the unincorporated locality of Florence Junction. [3]
"Map of Arizona Railroads" (PDF). Railroads of Arizona (2002) Includes abandoned lines and historical lines surveys. Arizona Railway Museum; Robertson, Donald B. (1986). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History – The Desert States: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers. ISBN 0-87004-305-6.
Magma was a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. [2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,519 feet (463 m) above sea level. [1]Better known as Magma Junction, it is the junction of the Magma Arizona Railroad with the Southern Pacific mainline, approximately 30 miles east of Superior.
Copper Basin#402 hauling tanks of sulfuric acid from the Winkelman smelter to the Ray mine, to use in their leach operation.. The Copper Basin Railway (reporting mark CBRY) is an Arizona short-line railroad that operates from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) at Magma to Winkelman, in 54 miles (87 km) of length.
The defunct railroads of North America regrouped several railroads in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The following is a list of the past railroad companies. The following is a list of the past railroad companies.
If you were paying attention in history class, you’ll recall the Underground Railroad wasn’t a railroad at all. Rather, it was a fluid network of locations where freedom seekers sought refuge ...
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