Warren-Bisbee Railway

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The Warren-Bisbee Railway was an 8-mile electric interurban railway in the U.S. State of Arizona, linking Warren with Bisbee,.^[1] The line began service on March 11, 1908 operating a 30-minute service with 42-foot McGuire-Cummings interurban cars. The line used a private right-of-way (i.e. no street trackage) with grades up to 7%; in addition to the main line, a 4-mile "High Line" extended from Warren to serve several of the area's copper mines. A decline in copper mining and the proliferation of the automobile reduced traffic, leading to several years of operating losses and abandonment in 1928.

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1. ^ Hilton, George W. & Due, John F. (1960, 2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4014-3.