Circa 1900 postcard of Bisbee Southern Pacific Dept. Owned by Jean Walker and used with permission.
Circa 1915 postcard of Naco Road, Bisbee, AZ showing Southern Pacific Depot. Harry Hentz 74957. Owned by Jean Walker and used with permission.
Circa 1911 Postcard of the Southern Pacific Depot in Benson, AZ owned by Jean Walker
Circa 1910 postcard of the Southern Pacific Hotel and Depot in Bowie, AZ. Owned by Jean Walker and used with permission.
Circa 1910 postcard of E. P. & S. W. Railway in Douglas, AZ. This went out of commission in August, 1913 when the last number 5 passenger train pulled out of the station. Owned by Jean Walker and used with permission.
Circa 1917 postcard of the E. P. & S. W. This new depot was opened in August, 1913 and "cost near one hundred thousand dollars" It was claimed to be the finest in the state at the time. A number 6 passenger train was the first train to pull into the new station. Postcard owned by Jean Walker and used with permission.
These outside links will tell you about some of the discontinued railroad branches in Cochise County: South Line, The Bisbee Branch, and the Cochise-Douglas Branch
The following is a list of conductors, passenger brakemen, baggage men, freight brakemen and switchmen who worked for the former Tucson Division of Southern Pacific Company, the former Western Division of EP & SW Railroad Company and the former Phoenix, Globe and Cochise division of Arizona Eastern Railroad Company. These three, in July 1, 1958, were merged to form the Tucson Division and includes the Rio Grande Division between Tucson and El Paso for the Southern Pacific Company, Pacific Lines. These records show date of employment and promotion date or branch.
Source: Newsletter of the Cochise Genealogical Society: The Tombstone - Issues #18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24. Many of the Cochise Genealogical Society records have made their way to the Douglas Historical Society.
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State Coordinator: Norma Hass
Asst. State Coordinators: Shannon Lanning and Jean Walker
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