PRESCOTT AND EASTERN RAILROAD

The 'Prescott & Eastern Railroad' (P&E) was an Arizona paper railroad and was operated by, and a non-operating subsidiary of, the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway (SFP&P). The 26.4 mile (42.5 km) common carrier railroad was built to serve the mines in the region. The railroad built from a connection with the SFP&P at Entro and extended south to Poland Junction and terminated at Mayer. At Poland Junction and Mayer the P&E connected with the Bradshaw Mountain Railroad, also a non-operating subsidiary of the SFP&P. After various mergers the P&E was merged into the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . The line was later abandoned by the Santa Fe Railway.

Contents

History

Motive Power

Operating railroads

Route

References

History

The railroad was incorporated on September 14 1897. It commenced grading from the SFP&P connection at Entro (northeast of Prescott) on March 10 1898. On September 30 1898 the 26.4 mile (42.5 km) line was completed.
On December 30 1911, the P&E was merged into the California, Arizona and Santa Fe Railway, a non-operating subsidiary (paper railroad) of the Santa Fe Railway.

Motive Power

Although the P&E was operated by the SFP&P, the P&E did have two locomotives.
P&E #11 (builder number 3073) and #12 (builder number 3072) were Brooks Locomotive Works 4-6-0 (also known as a ''Chesapeake'' or ''Ten-wheeler'', UIC classfication 2'C) steam locomotives with 19×24 inch cylinders and 56 inch (142 cm) drivers with a weight of 106,800 pounds (48,490 kg) and 22,270 pounds (10,110 kg) of effort. Both were built in November 1898.
P&E #11 and #12 were later SFP&P #11 and #12, then later ATSF #2431 and 2432. Both locomotives were later scrapped; #11 in October, 1927 and #12 in April, 1922.

Operating railroads

★ 1897-1912 by the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway

★ 1912- by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway

Route

The line was eventually abandoned by the ATSF.

★ Entro - connection with SFP&P mainline

★ Yaeger

★ Dewey

★ Humboldt

★ Poland Junction - connection with Bradshaw Mountain Railroad's Poland Branch

★ Arizona City

★ Mayer - connection with Bradshaw Mountain Railroad's line to Crown King

References

★ Encyclopedia of Western Railroad History: The Desert States: Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Robertson, Donald B., , , The Caxton Printers, 1986, ISBN 0-87004-305-6

★ Steam Powered Video's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico, Walker, Mike, , , Steam Powered Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-874745-04-8