List of New Mexico railroads

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The following railroads operate in the US state of New Mexico.

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Common freight carriers

Private freight carriers

Passenger carriers

Defunct railroads

Name Mark System [nb 1] FromToSuccessorNotes
Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway SP 18981937 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Albuquerque Eastern Railway ATSF 19011908 New Mexico Central Railroad
Arizona and Colorado Railroad SP 19041910 Arizona Eastern Railroad
Arizona Eastern Railroad SP 19041955 Southern Pacific Company
Arizona and New Mexico Railway SP 18831935 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad ATSF 18781895 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ATSFATSF18951996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad ATSF 18661897 Santa Fe Pacific Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad BN19811996 Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway
Burro Mountain Railroad SP 19091934N/A
Cerrillos Coal Railroad ATSF 18921901 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Choctaw Railway RI 19031903 Chicago, Rock Island and El Paso Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and El Paso Railway RI 19001910 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad RI, ROCKRI19481980 St. Louis Southwestern Railway
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway RIRI19101947 Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Cimarron and Northwestern Railway 19071930N/A
Clifton and Lordsburg Railway SP 18831883 Arizona and New Mexico Railway
Colorado and Southern Railway C&S, CS CB&Q 18981981 Burlington Northern Railroad
Cuba Extension Railroad 19231927 Santa Fe Northern Railroad
Dawson Railway SP 19011955 Southern Pacific Company
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad DRGW 18861921 Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Railway DRGW 18701886 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad D&RG, D&RGW, DRGWDRGW19201970 Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad
Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad CB&Q 18871890 Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway
Eastern Railway of New Mexico ATSF 19021912 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
El Paso and Northeastern Railway SP 18971937 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
El Paso and Rock Island Railway SP 19001955 Southern Pacific Company
El Paso and Southwestern Company SP 19081924 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
El Paso and Southwestern Railroad SP 19021955 Southern Pacific Company
Fort Worth and Denver Railway FWD CB&Q 19811982 Burlington Northern Railroad
Hanover Railroad ATSF 18991900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Lordsburg and Hachita Railroad SP 19011911 Arizona and New Mexico Railway
Missouri Pacific Railroad MPMP19781989 Texas – New Mexico Railroad
New Mexican Railroad ATSF 18821899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
New Mexican Railway Company UnknownUnknown18601865?Unknown Incorporated Feb 2, 1860; Memorial... in Relation to the Pacific Railroad - May 21, 1860
New Mexico Central Railroad ATSF 19081918 New Mexico Central Railway
New Mexico Central Railway ATSF 19181972 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
New Mexico Gateway Railroad NMGR20012006N/A
New Mexico Midland Railway 19041931none, route abandoned [1] hauled coal from Carthage to San Antonio, NM [1]
New Mexico and Southern Pacific Railroad ATSF 18781899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Pecos Northern Railroad ATSF 18901890 Pecos Valley Railway
Pecos Valley Railroad ATSF 18901890 Pecos Valley Railway
Pecos Valley Railway ATSF 18901898 Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway
Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway ATSF 18981907 Eastern Railway of New Mexico
Rio Grande Eastern Railway 19231931Served Hagan from near San Felipe [2]
Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad ATSF 18801899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad Extension Company ATSF 18811881 Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad
Rio Grande and Pagosa Springs Railroad 18951914N/A
Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railroad DRGW 18951908 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Rio Grande and Southwestern Railroad DRGW 19031924N/A
Rocky Mountain and Santa Fe Railway ATSF 19151943 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway ATSF 19051915 Rocky Mountain and Santa Fe Railway
St. Louis Southwestern Railway SSW SP 19801997 Union Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Pacific Railroad ATSF 19001901 Santa Fe Central Railway
Santa Fe Central Railway ATSF 19011908 New Mexico Central Railroad
Santa Fe Northwestern Railway 19201941N/A
Santa Fe Northern Railroad 19271928 Santa Fe, San Juan and Northern Railroad
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad ATSF 18971902 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe, Raton and Des Moines Railroad 19061914N/AOperated by Santa Fe, Raton and Eastern Railroad
Santa Fe, Raton and Eastern Railroad ATSF 19061924 Rocky Mountain and Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe, San Juan and Northern Railroad 19281941N/A
Santa Fe Southern Railway (19th-century "Chili Line") DRGW 18891895 Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railroad
Santa Fe Southern Railway (21st century)SFS19922014N/A
Santa Rita Railroad ATSF 18971900 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Silver City, Deming and Pacific Railroad ATSF 18821899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Silver City and Northern Railroad ATSF 18911899 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Southern Pacific Railroad SP 18791955 Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Company SPSP18851969 Southern Pacific Transportation Company
Southern Pacific Transportation Company SPSP19691998 Union Pacific Railroad
Southwestern Railroad of New Mexico SP 19011902 El Paso and Southwestern Railroad
Texas–New Mexico Railway TNM MP 19271978 Missouri Pacific Railroad
Texas, Santa Fe and Northern Railroad DRGW 18801884 Santa Fe Southern Railway
Tierra Amarilla Southern Railroad DRGW 18921902 Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Tucumcari and Memphis Railway RI 19091910 Chicago, Rock Island and El Paso Railway
Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway CB&Q 18901898 Colorado and Southern Railway
Private
Electric

Notes

  1. ↑ This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.

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References

  1. 1 2 Myrick, David F. (1990) "The New Mexico Midland Railway Company" New Mexico Railroads: A Historical Survey (2nd edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 172–173, ISBN   0-8263-1185-7
  2. ↑ Myrick, David F. (1990) "The Rio Grande Eastern Railway Corporation" New Mexico Railroads: A Historical Survey (2nd edition) University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp. 171–172, ISBN   0-8263-1185-7
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