| Mohave and Milltown Railway | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Arizona; northeast of Needles, California |
| Dates of operation | 1903–1904 |
| Track gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California |
The Mohave and Milltown Railway was a narrow gauge private railroad built in 1903 to serve the Leland Gold Mine near Oatman, Arizona, USA. The railway was incorporated in 1903 and construction of the 17-mile (27 km) line was completed that same year. The railway started on the Arizona side of the Colorado River, across the stateline from Needles, California. From the Colorado River the railway went northeast through Milltown and terminated at the Leland Mine, Vivian Mine and the Midnight Mine (near Oatman).
The railway hauled ore from the mines near Oatman to the mill at Milltown.
The railway was operating for only one year when several washouts in September and October 1904 damaged six miles (10 km) of the railway and led to its abandonment. The rails were removed in 1912, the same year that Arizona became a state.
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Seven miles of the abandoned railway grade are preserved by the Bureau of Land Management as the Mohave and Milltown Railroad Trails. [1]
Mohave and Milltown Railway #1 was a Porter (Builder No. 2970) 0-6-0T built in December 1903.