Albuquerque Eastern Railway

The Albuquerque Eastern Railway, sometimes called the Albuquerque Eastern Railroad,[1] was chartered July 22, 1901,[2] by the same parties interested in the Santa Fe Central Railway which was completed in 1903 between a rail junction at Torrance, New Mexico and Santa Fe, New Mexico.[3][4] The plan was for the Albuquerque Eastern to branch from the Santa Fe Central at Moriarty, New Mexico and run 43 miles west through the Tijeras Pass to Albuquerque.[4] However, construction 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 the construction.[4][3]

Albuquerque Eastern Railway
Overview
HeadquartersAlbuquerque
LocaleNew Mexico
Dates of operation1901–1908
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length8 mi (13 km)

Other routes were surveyed, including a branch running northwest toward the coalfields around Hagan, New Mexico and on to Algodones or San Felipe; but, none were brought to fruition.[4][5] The Albuquerque Eastern was consolidated with the Santa Fe Central in 1908 to form the New Mexico Central Railroad.[4]

References
  1. "The Santa Fe Central Railway, Report of the Governor of New Mexico to the Secretary of the Interior, 1903". Governor of New Mexico (accessed on Google Books). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. "History of New Mexico: Its Resources and People, Volume II". Pacific States Publishing Co., 1907 (accessed on Google Books). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  3. "Receivership of the New Mexico Central Railroad Co., Extension of Tenure of Government Control of Railroads, Volume 3". Committee on Interstate Commerce (accessed on Google Books). Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. "New Mexico's Railroads: A Historical Survey". Google Books. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  5. "Hagan and Coyote". James E. and Barbara H. Sherman, Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico (accessed on Google Books). Retrieved September 23, 2021.
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