Railroads of Arizona Vol 1 The Southern Roads by David F Myrick w/DJ

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Railroads of Arizona Vol 1 The Southern Roads by David F Myrick w/DJ Railroads of Arizona Vol 1 The Southern Roads by David F Myrick Hard Cover w/Dust Jacket (has damage) 477 pages Copyright 1975 CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS9 INTRODUCTION13 Central Pacific territory, scarcely completed, is threatened by invasion from other railroads . . . Southern Pacific RR of California purchased by the Big Four (Huntington, Hopkins, Crocker and Stanford) previously had authority to build to Colorado River at Needles and subsequently to Yuma . . . Slow progress down San Joaquin Valley *bile construction commences at Los Angeles . . . SP reaches Indio in May 1876. SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD OF ARIZONA - CONSTRUCTION 19 SP trains operatesto point opposite Yuma at end of April 1877 and work gets underway on bridge across Colorado River . . . Riverboats, connecting with ocean steamers, make Yuma port of entry for Arizona . . . Yuma people surprised early Sunday morning when locomotive blows whistle in town September 30, 1877 . . . Repercussions from bridge completion . . . Construction resumes after one year's halt and SP proceeds to Maricopa, where town lot sale held, and on to Casa Grande where heat causes suspension of work . . . Big celebration when SP arrives in Tucson with greetings from the Pope . . . Grading and tracklaying continue over three summits into New Mexico and connections made with other roads and SP's Sunset Route to New Orleans . . . Motive power and rolling stock for the new railroad. A CENTURY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC OPERATIONS IN ARIZONA . . 69 Travel conditions in Arizona dangers from "top and bottom" men and delays because of washouts . . . SP hotels at Yuma, Tucson and Bowie . . . Sunset Route and rate war of 1886 . . . Indian problems but Geronimo surrenders . . . Improved passenger service with Sunset Limited and Golden State Limited and other trains . . . Train robbers . . . Water problems too much or too little . . . Deep wells for water to supply steam engines and for domestic purposes; washouts in Cienega Canyon cause extensive line changes . . . Eighteen line changes in Arizona . . . Motive power assignments and search for coal . . . Switch to fuel oil . . . Prosperity Special and work of Pacific Fruit Express Co. Diesel locomotives, CTC and Tucson shops. YUMA AND THE COLORADO RIVER BRIDGES 139 Proposed Yuma, Port Isabel and Guaymas RR . . . Yuma flood of 1884 and subsequent washout of Colorado River bridge . . . New bridge burned following year and its replacement taken out in 1891 flood . . . Yuma-Adonde line change . . . Steel structure replaces wood bridge in 1890 and present bridge is built at new location. THE TEXAS AND PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY 163 Predecessor companies destined to Pacific Coast include Texas Western, Southern Pacific RR of Texas, the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific headed by General Fremont and Southern Trans-Continental Ry . . . Congrees authorizes Texas Pacific in 1871 and surveys made following year but tight money delays work . . . Negotiations between Huntington and Tom Scott . . . T&P does some grading at San Diego and Yuma but financing unavailable . . . Congress refuses Government guaranty of T&P bonds . . . Jay Gould takes over T&P and sues to obtain possession of SP RR in New Mexico . . . Huntington-Gould agreement completed . . . San Diego & Phoenix RR. MASCOT AND WESTERN RAILROAD COMPANY 365 Early days at Dos Cabezas . . . Arrival of promoter Tom McCauley in 1907 and formation of Mascot Copper Co. financed by small investors . . . Construction of Mascot & Western RR in 1915 and celebration upon completion to Mascot townsite . . . Preparations for famous dance shut down mine temporarily . . . Production not sufficiently profitable to continue so mine closes down and railroad ceases operation. ARIZONA SOUTHERN RAILROAD COMPANY 377 Old Boot and Blue Coat Mines at Silver Bell . . . Imperial Copper Co. takes over claims in 1903 . . . San Pedro, Tucson & Gulf Ry. proposes to serve Silver Bell, etc. but falters . . . Imperial Copper's subsidiary, Arizona Southern, builds railroad to Silverbell .. Staunton's Cadillac track cars . . . Smelter at Sasco . . . Proposed Arizona, Mexico & Gulf of California RR . . . Limited mining subsequently causes abandonment of AS RR in 1933 . . . New pits commence production in 1954. TUCSON, CORNELIA AND GILA BEND RAILROAD395 Ajo, one of oldest copper mining areas in Arizona . . . Mining at Gunsight in 1882 stimulates Tucson and Gulf of California RR but nothing more done other than surveying . . . Ajo area generally quiet but Ajo Valley RR projected in 1908 . . . After Investigations, Calumet & Arizona develops mine and builds TC&GB RR . . . Surveys made in 1913 and railroad opened three years later . . . Handsome station at Ajo . . . Steam operation of railroad in New Cornelia Pit is followed by electric locomotives and diesels . . . Arizona & Sonora RR formed and surveys made. YUMA VALLEY RAILROAD 419 Origin of Reclamation Service and planning for Laguna Dam . . . River steamers used to bring materials and entire construction railroad to site until SP builds branch to Potholes, California, in 1908 . . . Celebration for completion of dam in the spring . . . Imperial Dam served by contractors' railroad from Potholes (1935-38) . . . Gila Valley RR, on Arizona side, six miles long . . . Yuma Valley RR built by Reclamation Service to boundary in 1914 to protect Colorado River levee below Yuma . . . Towns of Somerton and Gadsden . . . YV RR leased to SP in 1935. PICACHO AND COLORADO RIVER RAILROAD 435 Castle Dome RR authorized in 1864 to build from mines to Colorado River but lack of financial interest prevents construction . . . The Colorado and Silver District RR organized 15 years later to connect Red Cloud mine with Norton's Landing on river . . . Riverboats link Picacho, California, with Yuma and in 1902, narrow gauge Picacho and Colorado River RR builds from mines to stamp mill by the river . . . Difficulties at the mines and railroad washed out in summer cloudburst . . . Fortuna mine of C. D. Lane very profitable for short period . . . Northeast of Yuma, Kofa and North Star are productive gold mines. TOMBSTONE AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD 443 Discovery of Tombstone by Ed Schieffelin in 1877 followed by stamp mills along the San Pedro River and proposals for railroads to Benson . . . Arizona Southern and Southern Pacific each contemplate branch lines but Arizona and Mexico Railroad and Telegraph Co. does some grading and NM&A grades short segments between Fair-bank and Tombstone before discarding project in 1882 . . . Problems of water in mines, strikes, declining silver prices and fires . . . Development Co. of America undertakes extensive pumping program to permit mining at lower levels . . . EP&SW opens Tombstone branch 1903 . . . Tombstone & Southern RR, incorporates in 1905, builds some tracks and buys mine ralroad . . . Pump failure and flooding of mines contribute to failure of company . . . New interests on smaller scale . . . Mixed trains to Tombstone but continued mining downturn brings abandonment of railroad in 1960. INDEX 463 All pictures are of the actual item. There may be reflection from the lights in some photos. We try to take photos of any damage. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges US Shipments: When you add multiple items to your cart, the reduced shipping charges will automatically be calculated. 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