Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- New Mexico Railway and Coal Company records
- Dates:
- 1897-1926
- Creators:
- New Mexico Railway and Coal Company
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 28 volumes
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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New Mexico Railway and Coal Company records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes financial records which include accounts payable and receivable ledgers, cash balances, cash books, voucher records and indexes. Also includes bond records. Arranged alphabetically by type of record.
- Biographical / historical:
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The New Mexico Railway & Coal Company was incorporated in 1897 as a holding company. The system included the Alamogordon & Sacramento Mountain, the Alamogordo Lumber Company, the El Paso & Northeastern, the El Paso & Rhode Island, and the Dawson Railway, it included railroads and industrial properties including timber land and coal fields. In 1905, its properties were transferred to Phelps Dodge and became part of the El Paso and Southwestern.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1897-1926
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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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 Librarian. 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:
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New Mexico Railway and Coal Company records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073