| Arizona Eastern Railway
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| Overview
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| ARR Reporting Marks
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AZER
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| Parent Company
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Genesee & Wyoming
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| Headquarters
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Claypool, AZ
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| Termini
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Miami, AZ/
Clifton, AZ - Lordsburg, NM
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| Dates of Operation
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1988 -
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| Predecessor
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Southern Pacific Railway
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| Website
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Official Website
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Arizona Eastern Railway Overview
The Arizona Eastern Railway is a Class III railroad that operates 265 miles of railroad between Clifton, Arizona, and Miami, Arizona. 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. Primary commodities are sulfuric acid, copper concentrate, copper anode and cathode, and copper rod and other copper processing materials. AZER also handles minerals, chemicals, building supplies and lumber. The railroad offers a transload location for lumber, building materials and other consumer commodities at Globe, Arizona.
On August 2, 2011, Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced that it planned to purchase the Arizona Eastern from Iowa Pacific for $90.1 million, with the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year.
AZER interchanges with UP at Lordsburg, New Mexico and Freeport McMoRan Railroad at Clifton, Arizona.
Arizona Eastern Railway Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| AZER 2163
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GP38-2
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1972
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Ex-GMTX 2216/EMDX 771/CR 7971/PC 7971.
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| AZER 2322
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B39-8E
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1987
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Ex-CSOR 8565/LMX 8565.
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| AZER 4000
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B40-8
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1988
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Ex-UP 1840/UP 5649/SSW 8040.
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| AZER 4001
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1806/UP 5615/SP 8006.
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| AZER 4002
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1809/UP 5618/SP 8009.
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| AZER 4003
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1812/UP 5621/SP 8012.
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| AZER 4004
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1814/SP 8013.
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| AZER 4005
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1815/SP 8010.
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| AZER 4006
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1821/UP 5630/SP 8021.
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| AZER 4007
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1826/UP 5635/SP 8026.
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| AZER 4008
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1827/UP 5636/SP 8027.
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| AZER 4009
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1828/UP 5631/SP 8022.
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| AZER 4010
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1829/SP 8029.
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| AZER 4011
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1832/UP 5641/SP 8032.
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| AZER 4012
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1836/UP 5645/SP 8036.
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| AZER 4013
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B40-8
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1987
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Ex-UP 1838/UP 5647/SP 8038.
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AZER Clifton Branch Customers
- Runs from Lordsburg, NM to Morenci/Clifton, AZ.
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| AZER Transload
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Lordsburg, NM
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Bulk Liquid Transload
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Tank Cars
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| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
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Clifton, AZ
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Copper Mine
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Hoppers/Tank Cars/Boxcars/Covered Hoppers/Gondolas
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Interchange with Freeport-McMoRan Railroad
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AZER Miami Branch Customers
- Runs from Bowie, AZ and Miami, AZ.
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| Customer
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Location
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Company Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| AZER Transload
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Solomon, AZ
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Bulk Liquid Transload
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Tank Cars
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| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
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Safford, AZ
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Copper Mine
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Hoppers/Tank Cars/Boxcars/Covered Hoppers/Gondolas
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Railroad spur under construction to mine.
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| Fertizona
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Thatcher, AZ
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars
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Active shipper?
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| AZER Transload
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Globe, AZ
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Transload Terminal
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Tank Cars/Covered Hoppers
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| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
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Claypool, AZ
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Rod Plant
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Boxcars
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| Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
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Miami, AZ
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Copper Mine & Smelter
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Hoppers/Tank Cars/Boxcars/Covered Hoppers/Gondolas
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