Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway
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The Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (SFP&P) was a common carrier
railroad that later became an operating subsidiary
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
in Arizona
. At Ash Fork, Arizona
the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's operating subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad mainline, that ran from California - Chicago
. The SFP&P's 195-mile line extended the Santa Fe Railway south into Phoenix
. The SFP&P extended another 100-miles to the east from Phoenix to Florence and Winkelman via the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad (which would become a Southern Pacific Railroad
subsidiary in 1907). The SFP&P also served several mines in the Prescott
area through its various subsidiary railroads.
On December 28, 1911 was merged into Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's
non-operating subsidiary (paper railroad
) of the California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
. Today the line from Ash Fork to Phoenix is operated by the BNSF Railway
.
on May 27, 1891. Construction commenced on August 17, 1892 from the Atlantic & Pacific connection at Ash Fork. By April 1893 trains were operating between Ash Fork and Prescott. On March 13, 1895 the line ran all the way to Phoenix.
On June 30, 1899 the SFP&P began operating the Prescott and Eastern Railroad
that ran between Entro (near Prescott) to Mayer. In 1901/1902 the SFP&P also operated its subsidiary the Bradshaw Mountain Railroad
.
On November 27, 1904 the SFP&P started operating Santa Fe Railway's subsidiary, the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad between Phoenix - Florence - Winkelman. The SFP&P stopped operating the Phoenix & Eastern when Southern Pacific Railroad acquired the Phoenix-Winkelman line on March 13, 1907.
On November 1 1905 the SFP&P began operating the Arizona & California Railway that ran from a connection with the Santa Fe Railway in the Mojave Desert
at Cadiz, California
to a connection with SFP&P at Matthie, Arizona (located between Prescott and Wickenburg). By the end of 1909 the Arizona & California was an operating subsidiary
of the SFP&P, using 3 4-6-0
locomotives made by Brooks Locomotive Works
.
On December 29, 1911, the SFP&P was merged into the California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
, a non-operating subsidiary (paper railroad) of the Santa Fe Railway.
21 of the locomotives were Brooks Locomotive Works
4-6-0
(also known as a Chesapeake or Ten-wheeler, UIC classification 2'C) steam locomotives built between 1893-1903. Most of these locomotives would be renumbered ATSF #2421-2435.
The SFP&P also had six Brooks Locomotive Works
2-8-0
(also known as a Consolidation) steam locomotives built between 1904-1906. These locomotives would be renumbered ATSF #2439-2444.
Bradshaw Mountain Railroad
Common carrier
A common carrier in common-law countries is a person or company that transports goods or people for any person or company and that is responsible for any possible loss of the goods during transport...
railroad that later became an operating subsidiary
Operating subsidiary
An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States in corporate profile descriptions. In the railroad industry, for example, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock...
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
. At Ash Fork, Arizona
Ash Fork, Arizona
Ash Fork is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ash Fork is located at ....
the SFP&P connected with Santa Fe's operating subsidiary, the Atlantic & Pacific Railroad mainline, that ran from California - Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. The SFP&P's 195-mile line extended the Santa Fe Railway south into Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. The SFP&P extended another 100-miles to the east from Phoenix to Florence and Winkelman via the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad (which would become a Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
subsidiary in 1907). The SFP&P also served several mines in the Prescott
Prescott, Arizona
Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s....
area through its various subsidiary railroads.
On December 28, 1911 was merged into Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway's
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The company was first chartered in February 1859...
non-operating subsidiary (paper railroad
Paper railroad
In the United States, a paper railroad is a company in the railroad business which exists "on paper only": as a legal entity which does not own any track, locomotives, or rolling stock. Frequently, paper railroads were set up as subsidiaries by larger parent railroads, or formerly existed and...
) of the California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...
. Today the line from Ash Fork to Phoenix is operated by the BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway
The BNSF Railway is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. It is one of seven North American Class I railroads and the second largest freight railroad network in North America, second only to the Union Pacific Railroad, its primary...
.
History
The SFP&P was charteredChartered
Charter or Chartered might refer to different things:* Charter, a legal document conferring rights or privileges* Chartered , a professional credential* Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, a manufacturing company...
on May 27, 1891. Construction commenced on August 17, 1892 from the Atlantic & Pacific connection at Ash Fork. By April 1893 trains were operating between Ash Fork and Prescott. On March 13, 1895 the line ran all the way to Phoenix.
On June 30, 1899 the SFP&P began operating the Prescott and Eastern Railroad
Prescott and Eastern Railroad
The Prescott and Eastern Railroad was a non-operating subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 26.4 mile common carrier railroad was built to serve the mines in the region. The railroad built from a connection with the SFP&P at Entro and extended south to Poland...
that ran between Entro (near Prescott) to Mayer. In 1901/1902 the SFP&P also operated its subsidiary the Bradshaw Mountain Railroad
Bradshaw Mountain Railroad
The Bradshaw Mountain Railroad was a subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 35.65 mile railroad was built to serve the mines in the Bradshaw Mountains. The railroad built from a connection at Poland Junction and at Mayer with the Prescott and Eastern Railroad...
.
On November 27, 1904 the SFP&P started operating Santa Fe Railway's subsidiary, the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad between Phoenix - Florence - Winkelman. The SFP&P stopped operating the Phoenix & Eastern when Southern Pacific Railroad acquired the Phoenix-Winkelman line on March 13, 1907.
On November 1 1905 the SFP&P began operating the Arizona & California Railway that ran from a connection with the Santa Fe Railway in the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...
at Cadiz, California
Cadiz, California
Cadiz is a small unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California. It is located just south of the Marble Mountains near the National Trails Highway. Cadiz is home to a former railroad stop, and is situated at 34° 31' 12" North latitude and 115° 30' 43" West...
to a connection with SFP&P at Matthie, Arizona (located between Prescott and Wickenburg). By the end of 1909 the Arizona & California was an operating subsidiary
Operating subsidiary
An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States in corporate profile descriptions. In the railroad industry, for example, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock...
of the SFP&P, using 3 4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
locomotives made by Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works
The Brooks Locomotive Works manufactured steam railroad locomotives and freight cars from 1869 through its merger into the American Locomotive Company until 1934.-History:...
.
On December 29, 1911, the SFP&P was merged into the California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway
The California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway was a non-operating subsidiary of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that was incorporated in 1911 and was merged into the ATSF in 1963...
, a non-operating subsidiary (paper railroad) of the Santa Fe Railway.
Motive Power
The SFP&P operated a fleet of about 27 steam locomotives.21 of the locomotives were Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works
The Brooks Locomotive Works manufactured steam railroad locomotives and freight cars from 1869 through its merger into the American Locomotive Company until 1934.-History:...
4-6-0
4-6-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-6-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles in a leading truck, six powered and coupled driving wheels on three axles, and no trailing wheels. This wheel arrangement became the second-most popular...
(also known as a Chesapeake or Ten-wheeler, UIC classification 2'C) steam locomotives built between 1893-1903. Most of these locomotives would be renumbered ATSF #2421-2435.
The SFP&P also had six Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works
The Brooks Locomotive Works manufactured steam railroad locomotives and freight cars from 1869 through its merger into the American Locomotive Company until 1934.-History:...
2-8-0
2-8-0
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 2-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle , eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels...
(also known as a Consolidation) steam locomotives built between 1904-1906. These locomotives would be renumbered ATSF #2439-2444.
Operating railroads
- 1897-1911 by the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway
- 1912- by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Mainline
- Ash ForkAsh Fork StationAsh Fork Station is a railway station previously used by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Also on the station site was the Harvey House Escalante hotel. Service to Ash Fork began in the early 1880s when the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad built through town...
- Prescott
- Kirkland
- CongressCongress, ArizonaCongress is a census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,717 at the 2000 census. Congress, a gold-mining ghost town, now serves as a retirement and bedroom community for nearby Wickenburg.-History:...
- WickenburgWickenburg, ArizonaWickenburg is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 6,423.-Geography:Wickenburg is located at ....
- Phoenix
Bradshaw Mountain RailroadBradshaw Mountain RailroadThe Bradshaw Mountain Railroad was a subsidiary of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway in Arizona. The 35.65 mile railroad was built to serve the mines in the Bradshaw Mountains. The railroad built from a connection at Poland Junction and at Mayer with the Prescott and Eastern Railroad...
- Poland Junction - Poland
- Mayer - Turkey Creek - Saddle - Crown King
Phoenix & Eastern Railroad (1904-1907)
- Phoenix - MesaMesa, ArizonaAccording to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...
- FlorenceFlorence, Arizona-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 17,054 people, 2,226 households, and 1,540 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,056.2 people per square mile . There were 3,216 housing units at an average density of 387.7 per square mile...
- Kelvin - WinkelmanWinkelman, ArizonaWinkelman is a town in Gila and Pinal counties in the U.S. state of Arizona. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town was 444, almost all of whom lived in Gila County.-Geography:...
Arizona & California Railway
The Arizona & California gave ATSF a more direct route from Los Angeles to Phoenix.- CadizCadiz, CaliforniaCadiz is a small unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California. It is located just south of the Marble Mountains near the National Trails Highway. Cadiz is home to a former railroad stop, and is situated at 34° 31' 12" North latitude and 115° 30' 43" West...
- Parker, ArizonaParker, ArizonaParker is a town in and the county seat of La Paz County, Arizona, United States, on the Colorado River in Parker Valley. The population was 3,140 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Bouse - SalomeSalome, ArizonaSalome is a census-designated place in La Paz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 1,690 at the 2000 census.The usual local pronunciation of the town's name is .-Geography:Salome is located at ....
- Matthie