New Mexico Railway and Coal Company records

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2020

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.