Arizona Eastern Railway
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The Arizona Eastern Railway (reporting mark AZER) is a Class III railroad that operates 206 miles (332 km) of railroad between Clifton, Arizona, and Miami, Arizona, in the United States. This includes trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad between Lordsburg, New Mexico, and Bowie, Arizona. The railroad serves the copper mining region of southeastern Arizona, and the agricultural Gila River Valley. The railroad offers a transload location for lumber, building materials and other consumer commodities at Globe, Arizona, and can handle railcars weighing up to 286,000lbs.[1] As of 2023, AZER has one interchange, with Union Pacific in Lordsburg, New Mexico.[1]
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Headquarters | Claypool, Arizona |
Reporting mark | AZER |
Locale | Arizona |
Dates of operation | 1988– |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Website | www.gwrr.com |
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