 the following railroads operate in the u.s. state of arizona. ==common freight carriers== *apache railway (apa) *arizona and california railroad (arzc) *arizona central railroad (azcr) *arizona eastern railway (azer) *bnsf railway (bnsf) *copper basin railway (cbry) *san pedro and southwestern railroad (spsr) *union pacific railroad (up) ==private freight carriers== *black mesa and lake powell railroad (bmlp) ==passenger carriers== *amtrak (amtk): southwest chief, sunset limited, texas eagle *grand canyon railway (gcrx) *old pueblo trolley *paradise and pacific railroad *southern arizona transportation museum *superstition scenic narrow gauge railroad *valley metro light rail *verde canyon railroad ==defunct railroads==  {| class="wikitable sortable" !name !mark !systemthis is one or more of the class i railroads that the railroad became part of, if any. !from !to !successor !notes |- |arizona and california railway | |atsf |1903 |1911 |california, arizona and santa fe railway |- |arizona and colorado railroad | |sp |1902 |1910 |arizona eastern railroad |- |arizona eastern railroad |ae | |1904 |1955 |southern pacific company |- |arizona extension railroad | | |1917 | |n/a |- |arizona mineral belt railroad | | |1883 |1888 |central arizona railway |- |arizona narrow gauge railroad | | |1882 |1887 |tucson, globe and northern railroad |- |arizona and new mexico railway | |sp |1883 |1935 |el paso and southwestern railroad |- |arizona and south eastern railroad | |sp |1888 |1902 |el paso and southwestern railroad |- |arizona southern railroad |azs | |1904 |1933 |n/a |- |arizona and swansea railroad | | |1909 |1931 |n/a |- |atchison, topeka and santa fe railway |atsf |atsf |1902 |1996 |burlington northern and santa fe railway |- |atlantic and pacific railroad | |atsf |1866 |1897 |santa fe pacific railroad |- |arizona and utah railway | |atsf |1899 |1905 |western arizona railway |- |bradshaw mountain railroad | |atsf |1901 |1912 |california, arizona and santa fe railway |- |california, arizona and santa fe railway | |atsf |1911 |1963 |atchison, topeka and santa fe railway |- |central arizona railway | | |1889 |1937 |n
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