List of New Mexico railroads

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The following railroads operate in the US state of New Mexico.

Common freight carriers[]

Private freight carriers[]

Passenger carriers[]

Defunct railroads[]

Name Mark System[nb 1] From To Successor Notes
Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway SP 1898 1937 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Albuquerque Eastern Railway ATSF 1901 1908 New Mexico Central Railroad
SP 1904 1910
SP 1904 1955 Southern Pacific Company
SP 1883 1935 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad ATSF 1878 1895 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ATSF ATSF 1895 1996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad ATSF 1866 1897 Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN 1981 1996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
SP 1909 1934 N/A
ATSF 1892 1901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
RI 1903 1903
RI 1900 1910 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI, ROCK RI 1948 1980 St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway RI RI 1910 1947 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
1907 1930 N/A
SP 1883 1883
Colorado and Southern Railway C&S, CS CB&Q 1898 1981 Burlington Northern Railroad
1923 1927
Dawson Railway SP 1901 1955 Southern Pacific Company
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad DRGW 1886 1921 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Railway DRGW 1870 1886 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad D&RG, D&RGW, DRGW DRGW 1920 1970 Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad CB&Q 1887 1890 Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
Eastern Railway of New Mexico ATSF 1902 1912 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
El Paso and Northeastern Railway SP 1897 1937 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
El Paso and Rock Island Railway SP 1900 1955 Southern Pacific Company
El Paso and Southwestern Company SP 1908 1924 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad SP 1902 1955 Southern Pacific Company
Fort Worth and Denver Railway FWD CB&Q 1981 1982 Burlington Northern Railroad
ATSF 1899 1900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
SP 1901 1911
Missouri Pacific Railroad MP MP 1978 1989 Texas – New Mexico Railroad
ATSF 1882 1899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
New Mexican Railway Company Unknown Unknown 1860 1865? Unknown Incorporated Feb 2, 1860; Memorial... in Relation to the Pacific Railroad - May 21, 1860
New Mexico Central Railroad ATSF 1908 1918 New Mexico Central Railway
New Mexico Central Railway ATSF 1918 1972 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
NMGR 2001 2006 N/A
1904 1931 none, route abandoned[1] hauled coal from Carthage to San Antonio, NM[1]
ATSF 1878 1899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ATSF 1890 1890
ATSF 1890 1890
ATSF 1890 1898
ATSF 1898 1907 Eastern Railway of New Mexico
1923 1931 Served Hagan from near San Felipe[2]
ATSF 1880 1899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ATSF 1881 1881
1895 1914 N/A
Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railroad DRGW 1895 1908 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
DRGW 1903 1924 N/A
ATSF 1915 1943 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ATSF 1905 1915
St. Louis Southwestern Railway SSW SP 1980 1997 Union Pacific Railroad
ATSF 1900 1901 Santa Fe Central Railway
Santa Fe Central Railway ATSF 1901 1908 New Mexico Central Railroad
1920 1941 N/A
1927 1928
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad ATSF 1897 1902 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
1906 1914 N/A Operated by
ATSF 1906 1924
1928 1941 N/A
Santa Fe Southern Railway (19th-century "Chili Line") DRGW 1889 1895 Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe Southern Railway (21st century) SFS 1992 2014 N/A
ATSF 1897 1900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ATSF 1882 1899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ATSF 1891 1899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad SP 1879 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 1901 1902 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Texas–New Mexico Railway TNM MP 1927 1978 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas, Santa Fe and Northern Railroad DRGW 1880 1884 Santa Fe Southern Railway
DRGW 1892 1902 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
RI 1909 1910
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway CB&Q 1890 1898 Colorado and Southern Railway
Private
Electric
  • Albuquerque Traction Company
  • City Electric Company

Notes[]

  1. ^ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Myrick, David F. (1990) "The New Mexico Midland Railway Company" New Mexico Railroads: A Historical Survey (2nd edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 172–173, ISBN 0-8263-1185-7
  2. ^ Myrick, David F. (1990) "The Rio Grande Eastern Railway Corporation" New Mexico Railroads: A Historical Survey (2nd edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 171–172, ISBN 0-8263-1185-7
  • Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in New Mexico (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2005.
  • Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
  • Myrick, David F (1970). New Mexico's Railroads --- An Historical Survey. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Museum. LCCN 70-116915.
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