New Mexico Logging Railroad List
Maintained by W. George Cook
Railroad Name [or Lumber Co] Mill Name Location County State Yr from Yr to Gauge Miles RR Locos Cars Skidders Loaders Notes  
A.T.Sullenberger & Co. A.T.Sullenberger & Co. Azotea Rio Arriba NM 1886 1898 36" 4.7 2 cross-haul
Alamogordo & Sacramento Mtn. Ry Co. Alamogordo Lbr. Co. Alamogordo Otero NM 1898 1924 56.5" 34 4 110
Biggs Lbr. Co. Biggs Lbr. Co. Brazos Rio Arriba NM 1891 1896 36" 32.7 2 cross-haul name change , new branches
Biggs Lbr. Co. Biggs Lbr. Co. Monero Rio Arriba NM 1893 1894 36" 3.5 1 cross-haul
Burns-Biggs Lbr. Co. Burns-Biggs Lbr. Co. El Vado Rio Arriba NM 1903 1909 36" 8 cross-haul Horse Lake, La Laguna
Burns-Biggs Lbr. Co. Burns-Biggs Lbr. Co. Saw Mill Mesa Rio Arriba NM 1900 1902 36" 29.5 2 cross-haul
Cimmaron & Northwestern RR Continental Tie & Lbr. Co. Cimarron Colfax NM 1907 1923 56.5" 24 1 45
Cloudcroft Lbr. & Land Co. Cloudcroft Lbr. & Land Co. Otero NM 1924 1926 56.5" � 5
Continental Tie & Lbr. Co. Continental Tie & Lbr. Co. Cimarron Colfax NM 1923 1929 56.5" 17 2 45
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (cc) J.D. Biggs & Sons Bigg's Mill Rio Arriba NM 1888 1889 36" 3.16 0 cross-haul Law's mill closed 1892
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad (cc) Laws & Biggs Lbr. Co. Bigg's Mill Rio Arriba NM 1889 1891 36" 7.6 1 cross-haul
El Paso & Northeastern Co. Alamogordo Lbr. Co. Alamogordo Otero NM 1908? 1918 56.5" 15 4
Hallack & Howard Lbr. Co. RR Hallack & Howard Lbr. Co. La Madera Rio Arriba NM 1914 1922 36" 30 9 46 1-McGiffert Valle Grande Br.
Hallack & Howard Lbr. Co. RR Hallack & Howard Lbr. Co. La Madera Rio Arriba NM 1920 1926 36" 30 9 46 1-McGiffert Vallecitos Br.; later to Cascade, ID
Luther & Moore Lbr. Co. Luther & Moore Lbr. Co. Gallup Valencia NM 1930 1931 56.5" 0 1 loco owned only, no operating RR never operated Defiance RR
McGraffey Lbr. Coompany McGraffey Lbr. Co. Perea Mc Kinley NM 1912 1930 56.5" 12 2 1 Barn, 1 Am. to L&M
McKinley Land & Lbr. Co. McKinley Land & Lbr. Co. Thoreau Valencia NM 1916 1942 56.5" 55 5 178 2Donkey
New Mexico Lbr. Co. New Mexico Lbr. Co. El Vado Rio Arriba NM 1918 1924 36" cross-haul Gallinas Mt, Sinking Lake Brs.
New Mexico Lbr. Co. New Mexico Lbr. Co. Lumberton Rio Arriba NM 1894 1895 36" 6 1 cross-haul
Pagosa Lbr. Co. RR Pagosa Lbr. Co. Dulce Rio Arriba NM 1914 1936 36" 8 2 54 cross-h From PagSpgs
Pagosa Lbr. Co. RR Pagosa Lbr. Co. Dulce Rio Arriba NM 1914 1936 36" 20 2 54 cross-h Added Mundo Lake Br.
Pagosa Lbr. Co. RR Pagosa Lbr. Co. Dulce Rio Arriba NM 1914 1936 36" 20 4 54 cross-h Added Burns Lake Br.
Prestridge & Seligman Prestridge & Seligman Grant Valencia NM 1933 1940 56.5" 40 4
R. W. Stewart & Co. R. W. Stewart & Co. Tres Piedtas Rio Arriba NM 1888 1892 36" ?������� 5 1 3 cross-haul Two branches, Track right on D&RG
Rio Grande & Southwestern RR (tap) New Mexico Lbr. Co. El Vado Rio Arriba NM 1903 1924 36" 42 4 cross-haul
Sacramento Mountain Lbr. Co. Alamogordo Lbr. Co. Alamogordo Otero NM 1918 1924 56.5" 14 3
Santa Barbara Tie & Pole Co., The Santa Barbara Tie & Pole Co., The Hodges Taos NM 1907 1918 36" 9.37 1 cross-ha office Tres Ritos,NM
Santa Fe Northwestern RR New Mexico Lbr. & Timber Co. Bernalillo Sandoval NM 1931 1941 56.5" 67 5
Southwest Lbr. Co. Southwest Lbr. Co. Marcia Otero NM 1921 1943 56.5" 16 4 1Cly,1A, 1B offfice, Alamogordo, up to 30 miles
The Geo. E. Breece Lbr. Co. Breece Lbr. Co.,The Geo.E. Breece Valencia NM 1917 1942 56.5" 55 6 10 � 6Donkey
Tierra Amarilla Southern Railroad Burns-Biggs Lbr. Co. Brazos Rio Arriba NM 1896 1903 36" 33.9 4 cross-haul Mill burt 5/5/1900
White Pine Lbr. Co., The White Pine Lbr. Co., The Bernalillo Sandoval NM 1922 1931 56.5" 60 2 60 2 Amer
Zuni Mountain Railway American Lbr. Co. Thoreau Valencia NM 1903 1917 56.5" 6 2
Zuni Mountain Railway Mitchell Brothers Isleto Valencia NM 1892 1908 36" 1 3 �