Arizona Eastern Railroad records

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2020


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