Superior to Queen Creek - Closed Bridge - Railcart in Arizona US.

The Magma Railroad, also known as the Magma Railroad, was a railroad that operated in Arizona, United States, from 1915 to 1984. It was built to serve the Magma Copper Mine, located in Pinal County, Superior, Arizona.

The Magma Copper Mine was located in the heart of the Superstition Mountains, in an area known as the Magma Mining District. The mine was discovered in 1904 and began operations in 1906. Because of the large amount of copper ore being mined, an efficient mode of transportation was needed to get the ore to markets. Thus, the Magma Railroad was built, which began operations in 1915.
Initially, the railroad operated on a narrow gauge (3 feet), but in 1924, it was converted to standard gauge (4 feet 8.5 inches) to facilitate connection with the main line of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
During its operation, the Magma Railroad played an important role in the development of the mining industry in Arizona, transporting copper ore and other products. However, over time, the demand for copper ore transportation decreased and competition with other modes of transportation increased. Therefore, the Magma Railroad was finally closed in 1984.
And today in this second part .I finish traveling with my railcart from route 60 to Superior. I still have to travel from route 60 to Magma together with Union Pacific tracks fully in operation. But that will be in the next adventure of the railcat. Thanks

[wilfordclement]

Hello everyone, I have always loved this kind of recreation, even though at 70 years old, I would love to build one of these and try it out

[frankfreeman]

From Thailand: This makes my heart ache because I miss my home so much. I grew up on far east side of Phoenix, born 1946. Left Arizona in 2012.

[fdsp]

I've always liked simple videos like this one. I went on vacation from my work on July 1, 2024. And the first thing I saw was these videos and I really liked them. It's a shame that here in my country there are no abandoned railways like this. The best thing about the video is that it's open cell. I don't know about other people but I watched these videos a lot.👍

[TrainwrekedCS]

Moved to Arizona 6 years ago from Washington State.I love it here my new home

[caroldavis]

Hello from Australia 🦘🦘🦘🦘
This is so great, I love your hobby, how unusual it is and so much fun. The landscape is amazing, never been a cacti lover but these ones in the wild are just beautiful.
Thank you for sharing your fun with us

[Steveinlviv]

Cross these tracks every time we drive from Phoenix to Gila Valley. If my memory serves correctly, part of the train robbery closing scenes from the 1962 film How The West Was Won were filmed on this railroad back when it was still actively used by the mines. Thank you for posting this beautiful video.

[vernedesenko]

You have a really neat hobby. It would be fun as everything to ride the abandoned rails in this area where I live.

[Pzelez]

Awesome Video! I'm always looking at old rail lines when driving and wonder what it would be like to do this. Back in the late 70's early 80's I rode the mine train between Ajo and Gila Bend with my dad a couple times.

[bryanirwin]

I live not far from here. It's cool to see the railcart on tracks that I've passed for years and offers a different view than the one on 60

[HAL-sumz]

¡No me diga! ¿Otro video? ¡Que vida más dichosa!

[reavisfranklin]

Pretty neat, Archie. I grew up in Superior from 1943 to 1966.

[stevedomina]

Travel the US60, Globe to Mesa, and often wondered about the tracks. Thank you for the tour. Az needs to get some of the "workers" at Florence and clear the tracks the whole route to add to the history of our state..

[chartreuserailfanning]

I really wish they'd revive this railroad, I feel like it would make a good dinner train due to its close proximity to Phoenix, stunning desert scenery, and local history.

[julielynn]

Thanks for posting this. I drive the US 60 4 or 5 times a month and always wondered where the train tracks were. The pipe blocks the view! Hidden in plain sight.

[omisan]

I enjoyed your video for 47 min and 59 sec Archie, thank you for your adventure on the rails. On to the next rails ride ;-)

[hectorrodriguez]

Estoy siguiendo tus videos desde Punta del Este Uruguay Sud América

[johnmilburn]

My son and I laid all that pipe along them tracks with a construction company named Mercury 26 miles from Queen Creek to the superior mine almost 2 years to finish it

[PavelSmital-jz]

Díky za videa, můžeme se podívat do míst v USA kam se za celý život nedostaneme. Zdraví Česko ( CZ), Evropa.

[michaelpowell]

That's a very cool video! I spent some time in the early 2000s exploring the Arizona shortlines and loved them all - I was disappointed the Magma Railroad had closed by then but it was neat to see it from this perspective. All laid with staggered 39' rails as well - old school!

[dougsworldtour]

Your in my back yard! Thanks for sharing.