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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Parker, Arizona |
| Reporting mark | ARZC |
| Locale | Mojave Desert - Sonoran Desert |
| Dates of operation | May 9, 1991– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 205 miles (330 km)[1] |
| Other | |
| Website | gwrr |
🔴 ARZC Cadiz Subdivision 🔵 Trackage Rights over the BNSF Phoenix Subdivision
The Arizona and California Railroad (reporting mark ARZC) is a class III short line railroad that was a subdivision of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). The ARZC began operations on May 9, 1991, when David Parkinson of the ParkSierra RailGroup purchased the line from the Santa Fe Railway. ParkSierra Railgroup was purchased in January 2002 by shortline railroad holding company RailAmerica. The Genesee & Wyoming shortline railroad holding company purchased RailAmerica in December 2012. ARZC's main commodities are petroleum gas, steel, and lumber; the railroad hauls around 12,000 carloads per year.[1]