Operations 101: A Photo Tour of M&Sw RR Photos by Tom Crosthwait, President, Mogollon & Southwestern RR Editing by Fred Bock, MMR Chief Dispatcher, M&Sw RR
Tom Crosthwait, Owner & President
Fred Bock, Chief Dispatcher Hief
Photo Tour of the Mogollon & Southwestern Railroad (photos run North to South) Flagstaff Globe
Flagstaff (staging) Clarke Valley Ayer’s Jct Mary Lake Champion Lavender Mine Happy Jack
Clarke Valley Lumber Co.
“the Loop” CVLCo Runaround ATSF Runaround M&Sw Runaround
Ayers Junction
ATSF Interchange Track #3 (double-ended spur) M&Sw Main & Utility Runaround Track #2 Ayers Jct Siding Track #1 House Track (spur) CVLCo Runaround Industry/ Team Track (spur)
Ayer’s Junction Depot & House Track
Ayer’s Junction & ATSF Interchange
ATSF Interchange (double-ended spur) Industry/ Team Track (spur) ATSF NW to Flagstaff M&Sw South to Globe Tk 1 Tk 2 Tk 3
Bill Eubanks’ Place
Mary Lake – Lodge & Team Track Team Track (spur) Main Track #1 Siding Track #2 Team Track Switchstand
Short Freight Passing Mary Lake Depot (southbound)
Southbound from Mary Lake
Old Coal Tipple – South Mary Lake MOW Track (spur) Siding Track #2 Main Track #1 MOW Track Switchstand Siding Switchstand
Leaving Boos’ Coal Tipple (northbound)
Champion (telephone)
Mormons’ Creek
Lavender Mine Mine Spur
Happy Jack Control Panel Runaround #1 Runaround #2 Turning Wye
Happy Jack (major mining district)
Mine Spur Chemical Track (spur) Freight Track (spur) Main Track #1 Siding Track #2 Drill Track #3 House Track (double -ended spur)
East Verde Canyon Strawberry Payson Meander Mine Crusher Arizona Southern Jct. Miami Globe
East Verde River Canyon
Strawberry, AZ Ferrocarril del Pacifico pool power train climbing northbound.
Strawberry (water stop)
[401] [405] [404] [403] [401] [402] [301] [302] [303] [Helix] Tunnel No. 3 Tunnel No. 2 Strawberry & Happy Jack Tunnel No. 1 Miami Team Track Express Track Kohl Cattle Co. Kohl Feed & Grain Meander Mine M&Sw MKT PFE SP D&RG RPO Payson, AZ and Meander Mine Runaround
Payson – Kohl Cattle Company (spur)
Payson – Depot & Team Track (spur)
Meander Mine (2 mine spurs)
[205] [101] [106] [105] [108] [107] [201] [202] [101] [103] [101] [203] [104] [102] [204] Zingerle Bridge Gila Lumber Co. Cutter Flour Mill San Carlos Packing Co. Bock Perlite loading bagging house Team Track “Ore House” (Crusher) (to Payson) (to Globe) M&Sw SFRD PFE SP PFE CB&Q Freight House AZS Interchange, Arizona Southern RR. M&Sw main (to Nogales) Miami, AZ & Arizona Southern Jct.
ASARCO Ore Crusher & Exchange. AZS Main M&Sw Main ASARCO Pocket Track Raw Ore Spurs (in) Crushed Ore (out)
Arizona Southern RR Junction & Interchange
Miami, Arizona Spurs
San Carlos Packing Company, Miami, Arizona
Cutter Flour Mill, Miami, Arizona
Bock Perlite Company, Miami, Arizona
Globe, Arizona Industrial District & ASARCO Smelter
Salt River Grain, Globe, Arizona
Globe Yard, Engine Facilities, & Caboose Track
Fuel/Sand Spur #5 Globe Industries Departure Track #2 Globe Industries Departure Track #2 Local Freights Departure Track #3 Local Freights Departure Track #3 Thru Freights Departure Track #4 Thru Freights Departure Track #4 Arrival Track #1 Loco Ready Track #6 Caboose Track #7
Sonoran Desert, South of Globe, Arizona