| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Locale | Territory of New Mexico, Texas |
| Dates of operation | 1897 –1905 |
| Predecessor | Kansas City, El Paso and Mexico Railroad |
| Successor | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 163 mi (262 km) |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Territory of New Mexico |
| Dates of operation | 1900 –1905 |
| Successor | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 128 mi (206 km) |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Territory of New Mexico |
| Dates of operation | 1902 –1905 |
| Successor | El Paso and Southwestern Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 132 mi (212 km) |
The El Paso and Northeastern Railway (EP&NE) was a short line railroad that was built around the beginning of the twentieth century to help connect the industrial and commercial center at El Paso, Texas, with physical resources and the United States' national transportation hub in Chicago. Founded by Charles Eddy, the EP&NE was the primary railroad in a system organized under the New Mexico Railway and Coal Company (NMRy&CCo), a holding company which owned several other railroads and also owned mining and industrial properties served by the lines.
The EP&NE first connected El Paso with Alamogordo, New Mexico, in 1897, further extensions allowed for tourist excursions to the Sacramento Mountains and some timber extraction. A link with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P) allowed for the introduction of the Golden State Limited in 1902. When a line connecting to lucrative coalfields was secured, the holding company and its system were folded into the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad, an affiliate of the predecessor of the Phelps Dodge Corporation. The lines of the NMRy&CCo were responsible for the founding of several settlements in the Territory of New Mexico (later New Mexico).
The main line of the El Paso and Northeastern is currently used by the Union Pacific Railroad as its Carrizozo Subdivision and Tucumcari Subdivision.[1]