Santa Fe Central Railway
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Santa Fe |
| Locale | New Mexico |
| Dates of operation | 1900–1908 |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Length | 116 mi (187 km) |
Originally chartered December 7, 1900, as the Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Pacific Railway Company, this line became the Santa Fe Central Railway in July 1901.[1][2] Its 116-mile route was completed in 1903 between a rail junction at Torrance, New Mexico and Santa Fe, New Mexico.[2] The Governor of the New Mexico Territory called it “(o)ne of the most important railway projects for New Mexico in recent years….”[3] The principals behind the line also intended a branch called the Albuquerque Eastern Railway running 43 miles west from Moriarty, New Mexico through the Tijeras Pass to Albuquerque.[2] However, construction on that line was halted in 1905 after only the first 8 miles of track out of Moriarty had been built, due to the Comptroller of the Currency closing the doors of the bank financing these railroad construction projects.[2][4]
The Santa Fe Central was consolidated with the Albuquerque Eastern in 1908 to form the New Mexico Central Railroad.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume II". 1907. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Myrick, David F. (1990). New Mexico's Railroads: A Historical Survey. ISBN 9780826311856. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Governor, New Mexico (1903). "The Santa Fe Central Railway, Report of the Governor of New Mexico to the Secretary of the Interior, 1903". Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Receivership of the New Mexico Central Railroad Co., Extension of Tenure of Government Control of Railroads, Volume 3". 1919. Retrieved September 25, 2021.