List of New Mexico railroads
The following railroads operate in the US state of New Mexico.
Common freight carriers
- Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER)
- BNSF Railway (BNSF)
- New Mexico Central Railroad (NMC)
- Southwestern Railroad (SW)
- Texas and New Mexico Railroad (TXN)
- Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
Private freight carriers
- Escalante Western Railway
- Camp Navajo Railroad
- Navajo Mine Railroad
Passenger carriers
Defunct railroads
| Name | Mark | System[nb 1] | From | To | Successor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamogordo and Sacramento Mountain Railway | SP | 1898 | 1937 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| Albuquerque Eastern Railway | ATSF | 1901 | 1908 | New Mexico Central Railroad | ||
| Arizona and Colorado Railroad | SP | 1904 | 1910 | Arizona Eastern Railroad | ||
| Arizona Eastern Railroad | SP | 1904 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
| Arizona and New Mexico Railway | SP | 1883 | 1935 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad | ATSF | 1878 | 1895 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | ATSF | 1895 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | |
| Atlantic and Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1866 | 1897 | Santa Fe Pacific Railroad | ||
| Burlington Northern Railroad | BN | 1981 | 1996 | Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Burro Mountain Railroad | SP | 1909 | 1934 | N/A | ||
| Cerrillos Coal Railroad | ATSF | 1892 | 1901 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Chicago, Rock Island and Choctaw Railway | RI | 1903 | 1903 | Chicago, Rock Island and El Paso Railway | ||
| Chicago, Rock Island and El Paso Railway | RI | 1900 | 1910 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | ||
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | RI, ROCK | RI | 1948 | 1980 | St. Louis Southwestern Railway | |
| Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway | RI | RI | 1910 | 1947 | Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad | |
| Cimarron and Northwestern Railway | 1907 | 1930 | N/A | |||
| Clifton and Lordsburg Railway | SP | 1883 | 1883 | Arizona and New Mexico Railway | ||
| Colorado and Southern Railway | C&S, CS | CB&Q | 1898 | 1981 | Burlington Northern Railroad | |
| Cuba Extension Railroad | 1923 | 1927 | Santa Fe Northern Railroad | |||
| Dawson Railway | SP | 1901 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
| Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | DRGW | 1886 | 1921 | Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | ||
| Denver and Rio Grande Railway | DRGW | 1870 | 1886 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad | D&RG, D&RGW, DRGW | DRGW | 1920 | 1970 | Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad | |
| Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad | CB&Q | 1887 | 1890 | Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | ||
| Eastern Railway of New Mexico | ATSF | 1902 | 1912 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| El Paso and Northeastern Railway | SP | 1897 | 1937 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| El Paso and Rock Island Railway | SP | 1900 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
| El Paso and Southwestern Company | SP | 1908 | 1924 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | SP | 1902 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
| Fort Worth and Denver Railway | FWD | CB&Q | 1981 | 1982 | Burlington Northern Railroad | |
| Hanover Railroad | ATSF | 1899 | 1900 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Lordsburg and Hachita Railroad | SP | 1901 | 1911 | Arizona and New Mexico Railway | ||
| Missouri Pacific Railroad | MP | MP | 1978 | 1989 | Texas – New Mexico Railroad | |
| New Mexican Railroad | ATSF | 1882 | 1899 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| New Mexican Railway Company | Unknown | Unknown | 1860 | 1865? | Unknown | Incorporated Feb 2, 1860; Memorial... in Relation to the Pacific Railroad - May 21, 1860 |
| New Mexico Central Railroad | ATSF | 1908 | 1918 | New Mexico Central Railway | ||
| New Mexico Central Railway | ATSF | 1918 | 1977 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| New Mexico Gateway Railroad | NMGR | 2001 | 2006 | N/A | ||
| New Mexico Midland Railway | 1904 | 1931 | none, route abandoned[1] | hauled coal from Carthage to San Antonio, NM[1] | ||
| New Mexico and Southern Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1878 | 1899 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Pecos Northern Railroad | ATSF | 1890 | 1890 | Pecos Valley Railway | ||
| Pecos Valley Railroad | ATSF | 1890 | 1890 | Pecos Valley Railway | ||
| Pecos Valley Railway | ATSF | 1890 | 1898 | Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway | ||
| Pecos Valley and Northeastern Railway | ATSF | 1898 | 1907 | Eastern Railway of New Mexico | ||
| Rio Grande Eastern Railway | 1923 | 1931 | Served Hagan from near San Felipe[2] | |||
| Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1880 | 1899 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad Extension Company | ATSF | 1881 | 1881 | Rio Grande, Mexico and Pacific Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande and Pagosa Springs Railroad | 1895 | 1914 | N/A | |||
| Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railroad | DRGW | 1895 | 1908 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Rio Grande and Southwestern Railroad | DRGW | 1903 | 1924 | N/A | ||
| Rocky Mountain and Santa Fe Railway | ATSF | 1915 | 1943 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| St. Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Railway | ATSF | 1905 | 1915 | Rocky Mountain and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| St. Louis Southwestern Railway | SSW | SP | 1980 | 1997 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
| Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1900 | 1901 | Santa Fe Central Railway | ||
| Santa Fe Central Railway | ATSF | 1901 | 1908 | New Mexico Central Railroad | ||
| Santa Fe Northwestern Railway | 1920 | 1941 | N/A | |||
| Santa Fe Northern Railroad | 1927 | 1928 | Santa Fe, San Juan and Northern Railroad | |||
| Santa Fe Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1897 | 1902 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Santa Fe, Raton and Des Moines Railroad | 1906 | 1914 | N/A | Operated by Santa Fe, Raton and Eastern Railroad | ||
| Santa Fe, Raton and Eastern Railroad | ATSF | 1906 | 1924 | Rocky Mountain and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Santa Fe, San Juan and Northern Railroad | 1928 | 1941 | N/A | |||
| Santa Fe Southern Railway (19th-century "Chili Line") | DRGW | 1889 | 1895 | Rio Grande and Santa Fe Railroad | ||
| Santa Fe Southern Railway (21st century) | SFS | 1992 | 2014 | N/A | ||
| Santa Rita Railroad | ATSF | 1897 | 1900 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Silver City, Deming and Pacific Railroad | ATSF | 1882 | 1899 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Silver City and Northern Railroad | ATSF | 1891 | 1899 | Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway | ||
| Southern Pacific Railroad | SP | 1879 | 1955 | Southern Pacific Company | ||
| Southern Pacific Company | SP | SP | 1885 | 1969 | Southern Pacific Transportation Company | |
| Southern Pacific Transportation Company | SP | SP | 1969 | 1998 | Union Pacific Railroad | |
| Southwestern Railroad of New Mexico | SP | 1901 | 1902 | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad | ||
| Texas – New Mexico Railway | TNM | MP | 1927 | 1978 | Missouri Pacific Railroad | |
| Texas, Santa Fe and Northern Railroad | DRGW | 1880 | 1884 | Santa Fe Southern Railway | ||
| Tierra Amarilla Southern Railroad | DRGW | 1892 | 1902 | Denver and Rio Grande Railroad | ||
| Tucumcari and Memphis Railway | RI | 1909 | 1910 | Chicago, Rock Island and El Paso Railway | ||
| Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf Railway | CB&Q | 1890 | 1898 | Colorado and Southern Railway |
- Private
- Electric
- Albuquerque Traction Company
- Citizens' Traction Company
- City Electric Company
- Las Vegas Railway and Power Company
- Las Vegas and Hot Springs Electric Railway, Light and Power Company
- Las Vegas Transit Company
Notes
- This is one or more of the Class I railroads that the railroad became part of, if any.
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References
- 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
- 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
- Association of American Railroads (2003), Railroad Service in New Mexico (PDF). Retrieved July 3, 2005.
- Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.
- Myrick, David F (1970). New Mexico's Railroads --- An Historical Survey. Golden, Colorado: Colorado Railroad Museum. LCCN 70-116915.
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