Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: New Mexico Railway and Coal Company records
Dates: 1897-1926
Collection Number: MS 750
Creator/Collector:
New Mexico Railway and Coal Company
Extent: 28 volumes
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Includes financial records and bonds of the New Mexico Railway and Coal Company
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 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
New Mexico Railway and Coal Company records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Biography/Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
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