California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
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The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary (paper railroad
) of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963. It owned the ATSF line from Phoenix - Ash Fork and Phoenix - Mojave.
It leased/purchased the tracks built by the Southern Pacific Railroad
between Needles and Mojave, CA.
Paper railroad
In the United States, a paper railroad is a company in the railroad business which exists "on paper only": as a legal entity which does not own any track, locomotives, or rolling stock. Frequently, paper railroads were set up as subsidiaries by larger parent railroads, or formerly existed and...
) of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963. It owned the ATSF line from Phoenix - Ash Fork and Phoenix - Mojave.
It leased/purchased the tracks built by the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
between Needles and Mojave, CA.
Predecessors
- Arizona and California Railway
- Barnwell and Searchlight RailwayBarnwell and Searchlight RailwayThe Barnwell and Searchlight Railway is a defunct 23-mile shortline that operated from 1906 - 1911. The railroad ran from Barnwell, California to Searchlight, Nevada. It was always operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway....
- Bradshaw Mountain RailroadBradshaw Mountain RailroadThe Bradshaw Mountain Railroad was a subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 35.65 mile railroad was built to serve the mines in the Bradshaw Mountains. The railroad built from a connection at Poland Junction and at Mayer with the Prescott and Eastern Railroad...
- California Eastern Railway
- Kings River Railway
- Oakdale Western Railway
- Oakland and Eastside Railroad
- Prescott and Eastern RailroadPrescott and Eastern RailroadThe Prescott and Eastern Railroad was a non-operating subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 26.4 mile common carrier railroad was built to serve the mines in the region. The railroad built from a connection with the SFP&P at Entro and extended south to Poland...
- Randsburg RailwayRandsburg RailwayThe Randsburg Railway was a 28.5-mile branch line railroad in California's Mojave Desert. It originated at the main line of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad at Kramer Junction, California and terminated at Johannesburg, California....
- Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix RailwaySanta Fe, Prescott and Phoenix RailwayThe Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway was a common carrier railroad that later became an operating subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in Arizona. At Ash Fork, Arizona the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's operating subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad mainline, that...