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Arizona and Swansea Railroad

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Arizona and Swansea Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersSwansea, Arizona
LocaleBouse-Swansea, Arizona
Dates of operation1909–1937
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Arizona and Swansea Railroad (A&S RR) was a mining railroad that operated from a connection with the Arizona and California Railway (later the Santa Fe Railway) at Bouse to a copper and gold mine at Swansea, Arizona, 21 miles (34 km). The A&S RR was owned and operated by the Swansea Consolidated Gold & Copper Company.

History

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Route in 1930

The A&S RR was constructed in 1909 to build to the Clara Consolidated Mining Company at Swansea. Track construction commenced in November 1909 and the line was completed by December 31, 1909. In 1937 the A&S RR was abandoned.

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Route

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References

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  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Midway". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Yost, Barbara (March 26, 2006). "Mining camp that died in 1930s is being revived". Arizona Republic. p. T4.
  • Robertson, Donald B. (1986). Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: The Desert States: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers. p. 70. ISBN 0-87004-305-6.
  • Walker, Mike, ed. (1995). Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico. Kent, United Kingdom: Steam Powered Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 1-874745-04-8.
  • Yost, Barbara (2004). "Reviving ghost town". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 21, 2009.