The one notable loss was much of the El Paso & Southwestern system. The state has been able to retain most of its original network thanks to the through lines which crisscross its borders, notably Southern Pacific's old Sunset and Golden State Routes along with Santa Fe's Transcon main line (Chicago-Los Angeles). Since 1920 Arizona has lost only about 600 miles of railroads much of this was removed between the 1920s and 1960s (400 miles). Also, the Sunset LimitedĪlong the UP stops at Benson, Tucson, Maricopa, and Yuma. Service is still available in the state with the Los Angeles-Chicago Southwest Chief along the BNSF Railway stopping at Winslow, Flagstaff, and Kingman. The line was disconnected from the national rail network and exclusively handled coal from the Black Mesa Mine to a power plant at Lake Powell.) The BM&LP was a 78-mile entirely electrified railroad that operated E60C electric locomotives on a 50,000-volt catenary system.
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