San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad

Route:: Benson - Curtiss - Charleston - Bisbee Jct - Paul Spur - Douglas, AZ (77.8 miles); Bisbee Jct - Bisbee, AZ (5.4 miles)
Headquarters:: Benson, AZ
Junctions with other railroads:: UP: Benson, AZ
Radio frequencies:: ?
History:: Line to Bisbee opened in 1889 by Arizona & Southeastern.; Acquired by El Paso & Southwestern and line extended through Douglas to El Paso in 1902.; EP&SW leased to SP in 1924 and merged into SP in 1955.; Line beyond Paul Spur abandoned in ????.; Line sold by SP to Kyle Railways on June 15, 1992.; Line between Charleston and Paul Spur abandoned circa 1997.; SWKR (along with Kyle) acquired by StatesRail on January 22, 1997.; SWKR (along with StatesRail) acquired by RailAmerica on January 7, 2002.; Line beyond Curtiss approved for abandonment in November 2003.; Line acquired by Arizona Railroad Group in November 2003, for operation as the San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad (SPSR).
Ownership:: Arizona Railroad Group
Roster:

Unit	Bldr.	Model	B/N	F/N or O/N	B/D	History	Acq.	Ret.	Notes
25	EMD	SW1200	28750	7693-4	1/1964	MP 1129; Inspiration Consolidated Copper (Miami, AZ) 25, 1987; AZER 25, 1988; SWKR 25, 2003; SPSR 25, 2003	2003	-
1501	EMD	SW1200	31233	4492-8	2/1966	MP (TP) 1275; AZER 1501; AZER 1501 {Apache Nitrogen Products (Curtiss, AZ)}; [SPSR 1501], b2007	b2007	-	out of service
1736	EMD	GP16	22630	5499-6	10/1956	SAL 1959; SCL 1033; SCL GP16 4636; SBD 4636; CSXT 1736; INRD 1736; SPSR 1736, b2007	b2007	-
1754	EMD	GP9E	19477	5334-6	5/1954	TNO 245:1; SP 3416:1; SP GP9E 3357; AZER 1754, 1988; SJVR 1754; SDIY 1754, 2004; SPSR 1754, 2004	2004		status unknown

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Last updated: November 8, 2007

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