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The El Paso and Southwestern Railroad began in 1888 as the Arizona and South Eastern Railroad, a short line serving copper mines in southern Arizona. Over the next few decades, it grew into a 1200-mile system that stretched from Tucumcari, New Mexico, southward to El Paso, Texas, and westward to Tucson, Arizona, with several branch lines, including one to Nacozari, Mexico.
The El Paso and Northeastern Railway (EP&NE) was a short line railroad that was built around the beginning of the twentieth century to help connect the industrial and commercial center at El Paso, Texas, with physical resources and the United States ' national transportation hub in Chicago. Founded by Charles Eddy, the EP&NE was the primary ...
Union Depot (El Paso) / 31.75722°N 106.49583°W / 31.75722; -106.49583. El Paso Union Depot is an Amtrak train station in El Paso, Texas, served by the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited. The station was designed by architect Daniel Burnham, [3] who also designed Washington D.C. Union Station. It was built between 1905 and 1906 and was ...
The El Paso & Southwestern Railroad is a corporation of Arizona, having its corporate office at Bisbee, Ariz., and its general offices at El Paso, Tex. While the present name of this company is that given above, it was incorporated originally as the Southwestern Railroad of Arizona, which was changed on July 1, 1901.
Summer excursions from El Paso were discontinued in 1930 and passenger and mail service ended in 1938. Freight service ended in 1947 and the line was dismantled through the summer of 1948, one half century after it had been built. The railroad owned one combine car, four open-sided excursion cars, and five cabooses in addition to the five wood ...
May 2, 1872 - an Act of Congress changes the name to Texas and Pacific Railway Company. June 12, 1873 - Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Company purchased. July 1, 1873 - First rail line opened between Longview, Texas, and Dallas, Texas. December 28, 1873 - Rail line from Marshall, Texas, to Texarkana, Texas, placed in service.
The museum is operating an exhibit adjacent to historic 1857 locomotive No.1 of the El Paso & Southwestern located in the Union Plaza Transit Terminal, just south of the Civic Center. Displays demonstrate how transportation enhanced the development of business and industry in this region. In addition to an education program, the museum will ...
The railroad of Rio Grande, El Paso and Santa Fe Railroad Company, hereinafter called the carrier, is a single-track standard-gauge steam railroad, located entirely within the State of Texas. The main line extends from Texas-New Mexico State line near La Tuna, Tex., to El Paso, a distance of 20.200 miles. Introductory