List of Arizona railroads
The following railroads operate in the U.S. state of Arizona.
Class I Railroads[]
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Shortline and Terminal Railroads[]
- Apache Railway (APA)
- Arizona and California Railroad (ARZC)
- Arizona Central Railroad (AZCR)
- Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER)
- Copper Basin Railway (CBRY)
- Port of Tucson Railroad (POT)
- Kingman Terminal Railroad (KGTR)
- San Manuel Arizona Railroad (SMA)
- San Pedro Valley Railroad (SPVR)
Passenger Railroads[]
- Amtrak (AMTK): Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited, Texas Eagle
- Valley Metro Rail
- Tempe Streetcar
- Sun Link
- Old Pueblo Trolley
Heritage and Scenic Railroads[]
Industrial Rail Operations[]
- Black Mesa and Lake Powell Railroad (BMLP)
- Camp Navajo Railroad
- Drake Switching Company
- Freeport McMoRan Railroad
Defunct railroads[]
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Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
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Arizona and California Railway | ATSF | 1903 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
SP | 1902 | 1910 | ||||
AE | 1904 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | |||
1917 | N/A | |||||
Arizona Mineral Belt Railroad | 1883 | 1888 | ||||
1882 | 1887 | |||||
SP | 1883 | 1935 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | |||
Arizona and South Eastern Railroad | SP | 1888 | 1902 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | ||
AZS | 1904 | 1933 | N/A | |||
Arizona and Swansea Railroad | 1909 | 1931 | N/A | |||
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | ATSF | 1902 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | |
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1866 | 1897 | Santa Fe Pacific Railroad | ||
Arizona and Utah Railway | ATSF | 1899 | 1905 | Western Arizona Railway | ||
Bradshaw Mountain Railroad | ATSF | 1901 | 1912 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | 1911 | 1963 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
1889 | 1937 | N/A | ||||
SP | 1883 | 1883 | ||||
SP | 1906 | 1907 | ||||
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 | |||
Grand Canyon Railway | ATSF | 1901 | 1942 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
SP | 1907 | 1908 | ||||
SP | 1908 | 1911 | Southern Pacific Company | |||
Magma Arizona Railroad | MAA | 1914 | 1997 | N/A | ||
SP | 1907 | 1910 | ||||
SP | 1885 | 1895 | ||||
SP | 1895 | 1907 | ||||
MASW | 1914 | 1932 | N/A | |||
SP | 1908 | 1910 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | |||
Mohave and Milltown Railway | 1903 | 1904 | N/A | |||
SP | 1899 | 1922 | ||||
SP | 1882 | 1934 | Southern Pacific Railroad | |||
SP | 1909 | 1910 | ||||
Phoenix and Eastern Railroad | SP | 1901 | 1934 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
SP | 1894 | 1895 | ||||
1885 | 1893 | N/A | ||||
Prescott and Eastern Railroad | ATSF | 1897 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
R&GV | 1910 | 1943 | Copper Basin Railway | |||
1898 | 1903 | N/A | ||||
San Manuel Arizona Railroad | SMA | 1953 | 2003 | N/A | ||
San Pedro and Southwestern Railway | SWKR | 1992 | 2003 | San Pedro and Southwestern Railroad | ||
Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad | ATSF | 1897 | 1901 | Grand Canyon Railway | ||
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1897 | 1902 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway | ATSF | 1891 | 1911 | California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway | ||
1909 | 1919 | |||||
Southern Pacific Railroad | SP | 1878 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1885 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |
Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
SP | 1900 | 1901 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | |||
Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad | TC&G, TCG | 1915 | 1985 | N/A | ||
1887 | N/A | Never opened | ||||
SP | 1909 | 1934 | Southern Pacific Railroad | |||
1904 | 1929 | N/A | ||||
United Verde & Pacific Railway | 1894 | 1920 | N/A | |||
1912 | 1953 | N/A | ||||
Verde Valley Railway | ATSF | 1911 | 1942 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
Western Arizona Railway | ATSF | 1906 | 1931 | N/A | ||
Yuma Valley Railroad | SP | 1914 |
- Private freight carriers
- Coronado Railroad
- Kennecott Copper Corporation
- Six Companies, Inc.
- Southwest Forest Industries
- Passenger carriers
- White Mountain Scenic Railroad
- Yuma Valley Railway
- Electric
See also[]
- Passenger train stations in Arizona
Notes[]
- ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
References[]
- Arizona Department of Transportation (2000). "AZ DOT Rail Report" (PDF). Fact Book. ADOT. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
- Association of American Railroads (2004). "Railroad Service in Arizona" (PDF). AAR. Retrieved March 23, 2006.
- Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
- Myrick, David F. (1975). Railroads of Arizona – Volume 1: The Southern Roads. Berkeley, California: Howell-North Books. ISBN 0-8310-7111-7.
- Pearsall, Marc (2002). "Map of Arizona Railroads" (PDF). Railroads of Arizona (2002) Includes abandoned lines and historical lines surveys. Arizona Railway Museum. Retrieved March 13, 2006.
- 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.
- Stindt, Fred A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Waukesha, Wisconsin: Kalmbach Publishing. ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
- Walker, Mike (1995). Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America – Arizona & New Mexico. Kent, UK: Steam Powered Publishing. ISBN 1-874745-04-8.
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