Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway records
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Title: Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway records
Dates: 1899-1937
Collection Number: MS 105
Creator/Collector:
Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway
Extent: 1 oversize box + 2 boxes
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Financial information generated during the operation of the Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway.
Language of Material: English
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.
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Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Donors include: Southern Pacific, New York Collection; The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley [Agent's balance
book].
Biography/Administrative History
The Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway was incorporated on March 21, 1898 to run from Alamagordo Junction, New Mexico,
on the line of the El Paso Northeastern Railway, east to the Sacramento Mountain timber stands. Eventually the line was completed
31-1/2 miles to Russia, New Mexico, where it connected with the tracks of the Alamagordo Lumber Company. The Alamagordo and
Sacramento Mountain was constructed by the New Mexico Railway and Coal Company (later the El Paso and Northeastern Company).
Phelps Dodge acquired the line in 1904 and made it a part of the El Paso and Southwestern System. In 1924 the Southern Pacific
acquired the EP & SW and with it the Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain. The Southern Pacific continued to operate the Alamagordo
and Sacramento Mountain until 1947 when it abandoned the line.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Alamagordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway records consist of balance sheets, accounts receivable ledgers, vouchers, and
voucher indexes. These contain information primarily on the railroad's finances, but with some references to operation.
Researchers also are advised to consult records of the El Paso and Southwestern System (component lines, New Mexico Railway
and Coal Company, and the Alamagordo Lumber Company).