Arizona Eastern Railway Company AZER #91
Nature of Firm
AZER owns and operates freight service from a connection with UP at Bowie to Miami, AZ (135 miles). Traffic includes perlite, copper concentrates, copper rod, copper annodes and copper cathodes.
History
The line was built by the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern Railway, chartered on January 5, 1895. During construction, the company came under control of the Arizona Eastern (AE). It was completed in January 1899. Southern Pacific gained control of AE in 1905 and merged it into its system in 1924. The line was purchased by Kyle Railways on October 11, 1988. Kyle was purchased by shortline holding company StatesRail in 1995. StatesRail and its subsidiaries were then purchased by RailAmerica in 2001. RailAmerica sold AZER to Permian Basin Railways in December 2004. In 2008, AZER purchased the Clifton Subdivision from UP. Included in the purchase agreement were trackage rights for AZER on the UP line between Lordsburg, NM and Clifton, AZ.
Company Information
| Mailing Address |
Arizona Eastern Railway Company |
| Phone | 928-473-2447 |
| Fax | 928-473-2449 |
| Web Site | www.iowapacific.com |
| Contacts |
Steve Gregory |
| Company Affiliation | Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC. |
| Interchange Points | Lordsburg, NM |
| Agreement Type | Handling Carrier |
| Information Exchange Method | RMI |