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Playas Siding

NM, USA
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In 1902, Phelps, Dodge and Co. built the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad to link El Paso, Texas with the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona, and other mining towns in the region. Highway 9, New Mexico's "Border Route" between Columbus and Rodeo, parallels the old rail line, utilizes a portion of the railroad bed.



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