page_title: Copper Basin Railway
hierarchical_section_title: Copper Basin Railway
caption_attribution_description: Copper Basin Railway #402 leaving Hayden, AZ with tank cars of acid heading for the mine at Ray, AZ. August 7th, 2010, 112 degrees
context_page_description: The Copper Basin Railway is an Arizona short-line railroad that operates from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad at Magma to Winkelman, in 54 miles of length. The railroad also has a 7-mile branch line that runs from Ray Junction to Ray, Arizona. There was formerly an interchange with the San Manuel Arizona Railroad at Hayden. The CBRY exists primarily to serve a copper mine. L. S. “Jake” Jacobson is the President and Chief Operating Officer. In summer 2006, ASARCO Copper Corporation purchased the entire railroad.
context_section_description: The Copper Basin Railway (reporting mark CBRY) is an Arizona short-line railroad that operates from a connection with the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) at Magma to Winkelman, in 54 miles (87 km) of length. The railroad also has a 7-mile (11 km) branch line that runs from Ray Junction to Ray, Arizona. There was formerly an interchange with the San Manuel Arizona Railroad (SMA) at Hayden. The CBRY exists primarily to serve a copper mine. L. S. “Jake” Jacobson is the President and Chief Operating Officer. In summer 2006, ASARCO Copper Corporation purchased the entire railroad.
caption: Copper Basin #402 hauling tanks of sulfuric acid from the Winkelman smelter to the Ray mine, to use in their leach operation.
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