The Christmas Branch

Winkelman to Christmas, AZ

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If you look closely, you can see the last surviving section of t...
If you look closely, you can see the last surviving section of this ROW before it merges with Highway 77 which runs towards Globe, Arizona. Highway 77 was relocated onto the railroad grade after the 1961 abandonment. The roadbed seen above on the hillside was the old highway. Photo by Chris Poole, 9/26/2012.
ICC Filings Section
Southern Pacific Railroad
Docket: 21580 4/24/1961 Section: 1(18)
App. for auth. to aband. that portion of the Christmas Branch, Tucson Div'n. betw, M.P. 1003.480 at or near Winkelman and the end of the branch line at M.P. 1010.883 at or near Christmas, a distance of approx. 7.403mi., together with all sidings, spur tracks and appurtenances, all in the County of Gila, State of Ariz.
Length: 7.403 miles 237
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