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Arizona Eastern Railroad records
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Arizona Eastern Railroad records
    Dates: 1901-1950
    Collection Number: MS 147
    Creator/Collector: Arizona Eastern Railroad
    Extent: 32 volumes + 2 folders
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Equipment, financial and ICC records of the Arizona Eastern Railroad.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Preferred Citation

    Arizona Eastern Railroad records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Series 1. The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley; Series 2. Gift of Jeff Root (387-1525), 2004, Series 3. Southern Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Transportation Company.

    Biography/Administrative History

    The Arizona Eastern Railroad was incorporated on January 29, 1910 by the Southern Pacific Company. It was a consolidation of six railroads, including the Arizona Eastern Railroad of 1904. It included 382 miles of absorbed, leased, and constructed track and ran from Wellton, Arizona to Winkleman and Christmas.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Includes the following series: 1. EQUIPMENT RECORDS 2. APPLICATION BEFORE THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION 3. FINANCIAL RECORDS