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Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway

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Dates of operation
  
1894–1910

Locale
  
Arizona

Headquarters
  
Bowie, Arizona

Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway was a common carrier incorporated on January 24, 1894. The railway built from a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Bowie, Arizona (known as Teviston until 1908), and continued northwest for 125.75 miles to its terminus at the mining town of Globe, Arizona. The railroad also had a 10-mile branch that extended from Globe to Miami, Arizona.

Historical timeline

  • January 24, 1894 – Railway incorporated
  • February 8, 1894 – Grading commences
  • c. May 10, 1894 – Laying rails commences
  • June 30, 1895 – 62 miles in use (ICC Report)
  • June 30, 1896 – 68 miles in use (ICC Report)
  • June 30, 1898 – 88 miles in use (ICC Report)
  • June 30, 1899 – 127 miles in use (ICC Report)
  • c. 1901 – Became an operating subsidiary of SP
  • February 1, 1910 – Merged into the Arizona Eastern Railway, a subsidiary of SP

    • References

    Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway Wikipedia
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