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Photo of historic marker for Playas Siding, Playas, New Mexico, southwest US, and link to next page
Reads: "Playas Siding...In 1892, Phelps Dodge and Company built the El Paso and Southwestern Railroad to link El Paso with the copper mines of Bisbee, Arizona, and eventually with several other mining towns throughout the region. Highway 9, New Mexico's "Border Route" between Columbus and Rodeo, follows the old rail line and actually utilizes a portion of the abandoned EP&SW railroad bed between Columbus and Arizona."