Arizona and Utah / Western Arizona Railway - Chloride, AZ
N 35° 24.810 W 114° 11.933
11S E 754347 N 3922504
This 'ghost town' once had a small rail line serving town and several mines.
Waymark Code: WMDW1A
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2012
Views: 15
Originally built in 1899 as the Arizona and Utah Railway, this short-line reached almost twenty five miles from the siding at McConnico on the Southern Pacific to the White Hills. In 1904, a storm washed out much of the route. In 1905, the Southern Pacific acquired the right-of-way and created the Western Arizona Railway over the same route. This railroad served the mines in the Chloride area, as well as mines in nearby Eldorado Canyon in Nevada. In 1910 the Western Arizona was completed to Chloride proper, and served the community until 1931. Though it was considered for expansion to bring supplies to the Hoover Dam project, the distance was too far and the railway was abandoned. In cooperation with the Chloride Historical Society, and the people of Chloride, Arizona.
2011 by Lost Dutchman 5917 and Queho Posse 1919, E Clampus Vitus in cooperation with the Chloride Historical Society and the people of Chloride, Az.
Marker Name: Arizona and Utah / Western Arizona Railway
Type of history commemorated: Place
County: Mohave
Name of any agency/ agencies setting marker:
Lost Dutchman 5917 and Queho Posse 1919, E Clampus Vitus in cooperation with the Chloride Historical Society and the people of Chloride, Az.
Year placed: 2011
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