Magma Arizona Railroad
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magma-arizona-railroad-232-7647134
title:
Magma Arizona Railroad
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The Magma Arizona Railroad was built by the Magma Copper Company and operated from 1915 to 1997. The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line, but was converted to 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1923. Originally headquartered in Superior, Arizona, the company primarily hauled cattle and copper on 30.2 miles (48.6 km) of standard gauge track to and from the Southern Pacific mainline in Magma, Arizona, between Florence and Queen Creek. BHP purchased the Magma
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Defunct short-line railroad in Arizona, U.S.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magma_Arizona_Railroad
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date modified:
2023-09-27T02:05:18Z
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