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Arizona Eastern Railway

Arizona Eastern Railway - AZER

Route:
Bowie - Claypool - Miami, AZ (134 miles)
Headquarters:
Claypool, AZ
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Bowie, AZ
Radio frequencies:
160.215, 160.245, 161.355, 161.475
History:
Work on the line started as the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway in 1895.
Company came under control of the Arizona Eastern before line compeleted in 1899.
Arizona Eastern merged into Southern Pacific in 1924.
Line purchased from SP by Kyle Railways on October 11, 1988.
Kyle acquired by RailAmerica on January 7, 2002.
Railroad sold by RailAmerica to Permian Basin Railways in December 2004.
Ownership:
Permian Basin Railways
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/N F/N or O/N B/D History Acq. Ret. Notes
22 EMD SW9 15606 6343-1 12/1951 ex-Inspiration Consolidated Copper (Miami, AZ) 22; nee Anaconda Copper (Miami, AZ) 22 1988 199x retired
23 EMD SW9 15607 6343-2 12/1951 ex-Inspiration Consolidated Copper (Miami, AZ) 23; nee Anaconda Copper (Miami, AZ) 23 1988 - in service
24 EMD SW1200 28747 7693-1 1/1964 ex-Inspiration Consolidated Copper (Miami, AZ) 24; nee MP 1126 1988 - in service
25 EMD SW1200 28750 7693-4 1/1964 ex-Inspiration Consolidated Copper (Miami, AZ) 25; nee MP 1129 1988 ? to SWKR 25, 2003; to SPSR 25, 2003
1309 EMD SW13 11677 4054-20 12/1950 ex-PAL 1309; ex-ICG 1309; ex-ICG SW7 429; ex-IC 429; nee IC 9429 199x ? retired
1501 EMD SW1200 31233 4492-8 2/1966 nee MP 1275 ? - leased to Apache Nitrogen Products (Curtiss, AZ)
1751 EMD GP9 19968 5367-4 5/1955 ex-SP 3312; ex-SP 3432; nee TNO 420 1988 ? to SJVR 1751
1752 EMD GP9 21364 5436-46 4/1956 ex-SP 3335; ex-SP 3504; nee SP 5671 1988 ? disposition unknown
1753 EMD GP9 19463 5323-3 5/1954 ex-SP 3355; ex-SP 3402:1; nee TNO 402 1988 ? disposition unknown
1754 EMD GP9E 19477 5334-6 5/1954 ex-SP 3357; ex-SP 3416:1; nee TNO 245:1 1988 ? to SJVR 1754; to SDIY 1754, 2003
1755 EMD GP9 21359 5436-41 4/1956 ex-SP 3397; ex-SP 3499; nee SP 5666 1988 ? to SJVR 1755
2039 EMD GP20 26574 7597-2 2/1961 ex-SWKR 2039; ex-BN 2039; nee CBQ 903 c.2003 - in service
2044 EMD GP20E 27353 5634-33 4/1962 ex-SWKR 2044; ex-AZER 2044; ex-SP 4112; ex-SP 4082; nee SP 7232 c.2003 - in service
2045 EMD GP20R 26311 7595-8 1/1961 ex-SSW 4137; ex-SSW 4037; nee SSW 807 c.1992 - in service
2046 EMD GP20R 26312 7595-9 12/1961 ex-SSW 4148; ex-SSW 4038; nee SSW 808 c.1992 - in service
2170 EMD GP20 25703 7583-16 5/1960 ex-KYLE 2170; ex-BN 2015; nee GN 2025 ? - in service
2171 EMD GP20 26291 7594-6 11/1960 ex-KYLE 2171; ex-BN 2023; nee GN 2023 ? - in service
2501 EMD GP35 ? ? ? ? ? - in service
2502 EMD GP35 30219 7790-3 4/1965 ex-KYLE; ex-UP 794; nee WP 3015 ? - in service
2503 EMD GP35 30221 7790-5 4/1965 ex-KYLE 2503; ex-UP 795; nee WP 3017 1993 - in service
3815 EMD GP38 32665 7946-6 11/1966 ex-CORP 3815; ex-CORP 5556; ex-SL 5556; ex-MNA 5556; ex-HLCX 3614; nee MEC 256 2002 - in service
3816 EMD GP38 35414 7191-111 9/1969 ex-CORP 3816; ex-CORP 5533; ex-CRLX 338; ex-PLE 2033; ex-CR 7785; nee PC 7785 2002 2004 to SDIY 3816, 2004
3817 EMD GP38 36320 7257-8 6/1970 ex-CORP 3817; ex-CORP 5137; ex-CSXT 2137; ex-SBD 6228; nee LN 4007 2002 - in service

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Last updated: January 5, 2005



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