Arizona Eastern Railway

Arizona Eastern Railway
Four GE B40-8 diesel locomotives of Arizona Eastern Railway in Clifton, AZ, in March 2015
Overview
HeadquartersClaypool, Arizona
Reporting markAZER
LocaleArizona
Dates of operation1988–
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Other
Websitewww.gwrr.com
Arizona Eastern Railway
0.0
Miami
1.7
Claypool
10.4
Globe
Apache Gold Casino
18.4
Cutter
30.9
San Carlos
Gila River
40.9
Dili
47.2
Peridot
55.1
Calva
Gila River
68.1
Bylas
67.7
Geronimo
72.6
Fort Thomas
78.9
Cork
85.2
Dublin
86.3
Pima
91.3
Thatcher
future branch to Safford Mine
94.4
Safford
99.3
Solomon
106.8
Haeckel
114.1
Tanque
124.5
Escala
133.8
Bowie
UPRR junction
Vanar
Steins
Lordsburg, NM

The Arizona Eastern Railway (reporting mark AZER) is a Class III railroad that operates 206 miles (332 km) of railroad between Clifton, Arizona, and Miami, Arizona, in the United States. This includes trackage rights over the Union Pacific Railroad between Lordsburg, New Mexico, and Bowie, Arizona. The railroad serves the copper mining region of southeastern Arizona, and the agricultural Gila River Valley. Primary commodities are sulfuric acid, copper concentrate, copper anode and cathode, and copper rod and other copper processing materials. AZER also handles minerals, chemicals, building supplies and lumber.

The railroad has a transload location at Globe, Arizona as well as one interchange, with Union Pacific in Lordsburg, New Mexico.