Arizona and Swansea Railroad

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.

Arizona and Swansea Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersSwansea, Arizona
LocaleBouse-Swansea, Arizona
Dates of operation19091927
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

History

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.

Motive Power

Route

  • 0.0 Bouse (Junction with Arizona and California Railway) - later the Santa Fe Railway
  • 11.0 Midway, a watering stop marking the midpoint of the route, located at 34°04′14″N 113°53′12″W. Today, a Bureau of Land Management plaque marks the site.[1][2]
  • 16.0 Summit
  • 18.5 Clara
  • 21.1 Swansea

See also

References

  • 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.
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