Arizona Eastern Railway
Overview | |
---|---|
Headquarters | Claypool, Arizona |
Reporting mark | AZER |
Locale | Arizona |
Dates of operation | 1988– |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
Other | |
Website | www.gwrr.com |
Arizona Eastern Railway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Arizona Eastern Railway (
History
What is now the Arizona Eastern Railway was chartered as the
Of historical note, the Gila Valley Globe & Northern Railroad's first locomotive, apparently GVGN #1, was purchased from the
In 2006, Arizona Eastern announced the construction of a new 10-mile (16 km) spur from
In 2008, AZER purchased the Clifton Subdivision from Union Pacific.
In December 2008, weekend excursion service under the name Copper Spike[6] began operating from Globe to the Apache Gold Hotel Casino near San Carlos.[7][8][9] Trains operated four daily round-trips through the winter and spring, on Thursdays through Sundays.[10] The Copper Spike excursion train did not resume operation for a 2011–2012 season due to the transfer in ownership.[11]
On 2 August 2011,
Current operation
Cities served
- Clifton, AZ
- Guthrie, AZ
- Duncan, AZ
- Lordsburg, NM
- Bowie, AZ
- Solomon, AZ
- Safford, AZ
- freight dock
- Pima, AZ
- San Carlos, AZ
- Globe, AZ
- Claypool, AZ
- freight dock
Rolling stock
The following are locomotives operated by the Arizona Eastern:[14]
- EMD SD90MAC43
- EMD GP7
- EMD GP9
- EMD GP20
- EMD GP35
- EMD SD40-2
- EMD SD90MAC
- EMD SW9
- EMD SW1200
- GE B40-8
- GE B39-8E
- EMD E8A
Arizona Eastern previously operated AZER #6070, an EMD E8 locomotive. Built for the
References
- ^ a b "Arizona Eastern Railway – A Genesee & Wyoming Company".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Arizona Eastern Railway Company AZER #91". Union Pacific. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Permian Basin Railways". Iowa Pacific Holdings. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "Arizona Eastern Railway Files To Build New Rail Line" (Press release). Iowa Pacific Holdings. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
- ^ "Short Line Railroads". Union Pacific. Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
- ^ "Copper Spike Train Excursion". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Globe tourist train will offer round trips to Apache casino". Arizona Daily Star. 2008-12-10. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009.
- ^ Lockhart, Larry (2008-12-30). "Trip back in time: Excursion train offers look at travel of another era". Tri-Valley Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.
- ^ "The Copper Spike Train Excursion Travel Guide". 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Train Schedule and Fares". Copper Spike Train Excursion. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Copper Spike Train Excursion Information". Facebook. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Genesee & Wyoming Inc to acquire Arizona Eastern Railway". Rail.co. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "Genesee & Wyoming completes Arizona Eastern acquisition". Progressive Railroading. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Arizona Eastern Railway Company Photographic Roster". RR Picture Archives. Archived from the original on 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- ^ Whisenant, David (6 March 2014). ""Streamliners at Spencer" adds another entry". WBTV. Retrieved 27 January 2015.