Total Miles (Owned or Leased, as of 12/2019): 206 (Arizona- 181, New Mexico- 25)
Interchanges: Union Pacific (Lordsburg, N.M.)
Capacity: 268k
Top Commodities: Chemicals and Plastics, Metallic Ores, Metals, Minerals and Stone
Railcar Storage Available: Yes
Acquired by G&W in 2011
AZER was originally chartered in 1895 as the Gila Valley, Globe & Northern, with 133 route-miles between Bowie and Miami, Arizona. Today, AZER also includes a 70-mile line between Clifton, Arizona, and Lordsburg, New Mexico, that connects to the original Bowie line via trackage rights.
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