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San Pedro & Southwestern Railway

San Pedro & Southwestern Railway - SWKR

Route:
Benson - Curtiss (mp 7) - Charleston (mp 26.9) - Bisbee Jct - Paul Spur - Douglas, AZ (79.3 miles)
Bisbee Jct - Bisbee, AZ (5.6 miles)
Headquarters:
Benson, AZ
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Benson, AZ
Radio frequencies:
160.440, 161.520, 160.935
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) absorbed into RailAmerica on Jan 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:
RailAmerica
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
25 EMD SW1200 1/1964 28750 7693-4 ex-AZER 25; ex-Inspiration Consolidated Copper (Miami, AZ) 25; nee MP 1129 2003 2003 disposition unknown (possibly to SPSR)
2039 EMD GP20 2/1961 26574 7597-2 ex-BN 2039; nee CBQ 903 ? c.2003 to AZER 2039, c.2003
2044 EMD GP20E 4/1962 27353 5634-xx ex-AZER 2044; ex-SP 4112; ex-SP 4082; nee SP 7232 ? c.2003 to AZER 2044, c.2003

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Last updated: November 23, 2003

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