Fairbank to Tombstone

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  • States: Arizona   
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The Tombstone Branch

The abandoned railroad route between Fairbank and Tombstone, known as The Tombstone Branch, of which 9.931 miles have been abandoned, was once operated in Arizona by the Southern Pacific Railroad.

ICC Abandonment Filings

SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
Docket Number: 20830 Date: 9/14/1959 Section: 1(18)
App. for auth. to abandon the Tombstone Branch on the Rio Grande Divn. between M.P. 1048.359 at or near Fairbank to the end of said branch at M.P. 1058.294 at or near Tombstone, a distance of approx. 9.931 mi. in Cochise County, Ariz, together with all sidings, spur tracks and appurtenances.
Length: 9.931 miles Citation:  

I visited Tombstone in September 2009. At the back of the motel (Best Western at northern edge of town) you can still see the curved embankment of the old right-of-way.

Paul Bowler
Australia
11/2/2011

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