Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway

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locale=Arizona
start_year=1894|end_year=1910|hq_city=Bowie, Arizona

The Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway was a common carrier incorporated on January 24 1894. The railway built from a connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad at Bowie, Arizona (known as Teviston until 1908) and continued northwest for 125.75 miles to its terminus at the mining town of Globe, Arizona. The railroad also had a 10-mile branch that extended from Globe to Miami, Arizona.

Historical timeline

*January 24 1894 - Railway incorporated
*February 8 1894 - Grading commences
*c. May 10 1894 - Laying rails commences
*June 30 1895 - 62 miles in use (ICC Report)
*June 30 1896 - 68 miles in use (ICC Report)
*June 30 1898 - 88 miles in use (ICC Report)
*June 30 1899 - 127 miles in use (ICC Report)
*c. 1901 - Became an operating subsidiary of SP
*February 1 1910 - Merged into the Arizona Eastern Railroad, a subsidiary of SP

References

*cite book | author=Robertson, Donald B.| title=Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: The Desert States: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah|Edition=| publisher=The Caxton Printers| location=Caldwell, Idaho|year=1986| editor=|pages=87|id=ISBN 978-0-87004-305-5
*cite book | author=Walker, Mike| title=Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico|Edition=| publisher=Steam Powered Publishing| location=Kent, United Kingdom|year=1995| editor=|pages=21-22, 26| id=ISBN 978-1-874745-04-4