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El Paso, Texas - El Paso County - Elev. 3,710
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USGS: El Paso TX - 7.5 min. series 1955
31°46'01.52"N 106°28'42.78"W
   4.2 miles east of Rio Grande Bridge 

Bridge over the Rio Grande River - Elev. 3,736
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USGS: Smeltertown TX/NM - 7.5 min. series 1955 - T29S-R4E-Section15
31°47'13.53"N 106°31'35.93"W
New Mexico / Texas State Line in center of River
   0.9 miles east of Bowen Tunnel (mileage from center of river)
   4.2 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Bowen Tunnel - Dona Ana County - Elev. 3,860
USGS: Smeltertown TX/NM - 7.5 min. series 1955 - T29S-R4E-Section9 & 16
31°47'34.15"N 106°32'26.01"W
The tunnel was later opened up to form the Bowen Cut. 0.2 mileseast of Bowen (mileage from center of tunnel)
   0.9 miles west of Rio GrandeRiver
   5.1 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Bowen ,New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 3,858
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USGS: Smeltertown TX/NM - 7.5 min. series 1955 - T29S-R4E-Section9
31°47'39.61"N 106°32'40.12"W
On north side of Sierra De Cristo Rey (former Rodadero Peak)
   1.9 miles east of Pelea
   0.2 miles west of Bowen Tunnel
   5.3 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Pelea (Anapra),New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 3,848
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USGS: Smeltertown TX/NM - 7.5 min. series 1955 - T29S-R4E-Section18
31°47'01.99"N 106°34'00.08"W
Right of way meets the Mexican border at this point. Track is adjacent to SP tracks at this point, crossovers exist. Track starts climbing outof the Rio Grande Valley.
   8.7 miles east of Mastodon
   1.9 miles west of Bowen
   7.5 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Western rim of Rio Grande Valley - Elev. 4,100
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31°49'35.06"N 106°39'10.06"W
Eastbound trains begin their decent into the Rio Grande Valleyat this point.
   3.0 miles east of Mastodon
   5.7 miles west of Pelea

Santa Theresa Port of Entry Highway crosses grade
31°49'23.84"N 106°41'03.33"W
   0.5 miles east of Mastodon
   8.2 miles west of Pelea

Mastodon ,New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 4,112
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USGS: Strauss, NM - 7.5 min. series 1955 - T28S-R2E-Section 36
31°49'20.92"N 106°41'31.05"W
  10.2 miles east of Noria
   8.7 miles west of Pelea
  15.9 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Noria ,New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 4,127
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USGS: Noria, NM - 7.5 min. series 1985 - T29S-R1E-Section 8
31°48'15.94"N 106°51'42.42"W
Old Borderland Highway is north of tracks. East from this pointit drifts to the north, heading to Strauss, NM on SP Mainline.
   8.4 miles east of Potrillo
  10.2 miles west of Mastodon
  26.1 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Potrillo ,New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 4,247
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USGS: Potrillo, NM - 7.5 min. series 1985 - T29S-R2W-Section 12
31°48'03.44"N 106°59'51.86"W
Post Office from 1908 to 1914 Old Borderland Highway is north oftracks. Southern tip of the East Potrillo Mountains are approx. 1 mileto the north.
   5.1 miles east of Mount Riley
   8.4 miles west of Noria
    34.7 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Dry Lake Beds - Elev. 4,041
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USGS: Mount Riley SE, NM - 7.5 min. series 1985 - T29S-R3W-Section12
31°48'21.30"N 107°06'07.61"W
Old Borderland Highway is south of tracks.
   5.7 miles east of Monument
   1.6 miles west of Mount Riley

Monument ,New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 4,111
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USGS: MT. Riley, NM - 15 min. series 1917 - T29S-R3W-Section 18
31°47'20.65"N 107°11'22.35"W
Old Borderland Highway is to south of tracks
   3.8 miles east of Malpais
   7.3 miles west of Mount Riley
  46.9 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Malpais ,New Mexico - Dona Ana County - Elev. 4,128
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USGS: Camel Mountain, NM - 7.5 min. series 1965 - T29S-R4W-Section98
31°47'57.95"N 107°15'08.88"W
Road to the northeast goes to Guzman's Lookout Mountain Road tothe southwest goes to Birchfield Tank, Camel Mountain & Mexican border.Old Borderland Highway crossed the tracks here. To the east it is southof the tracks, to the west, it is north of the tracks.
  11.1 miles east of Arena
   3.8 miles west of Monument
  50.7 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Dona Ana / Luna County Line
   7.9 miles east of Arena
   3.2 miles west of Malpais

Indian Basin Road
Goes about 3 miles to the northwest to Indian Basin
   6.7 miles east of Arena
   4.4 miles west of Malpais

Altair ,New Mexico - Luna County (Exact location unknown)
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  18 (approx.) miles east of Columbus

Arena Stock Tank & Windmill
Just south of tracks
   0.7 miles east of Arena
  10.4 miles west of Malpais

Arena, New Mexico - Luna County - Elev. 3,959
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USGS: Coyote Hill, NM - 7.5 min. series 1966 - T29S-R6W-Section12
31°48'06.05"N 107°24'54.07"W
Old Border Highway is on the south side of the tracks
  13.5 miles east of Columbus
  11.1 miles west of Malpais
  61.8 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Mirian, New Mexico - Luna County NM (exact location unknown)
   7 (approx.) miles east of Columbus

Columbus, New Mexico - Luna County - Elev. 4,064
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USGS: Columbus, NM - 7.5 min. series 1965 - T28S-R8W-Section 34
31°49'41.50"N 107°38'23.04"W
Post Office from 1891 to present Old Border Highway is south oftracks, Primitive dirt to the east, paved NM Highway 9 to the west.
   7.2 miles east of Mimbres
  13.5 miles west of Arena
  75.3 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Mimbres, New Mexico - Luna County - Elev. 4,348
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USGS: Malpais Hill, NM - 7.5 min. series 1965 - T28S-R9W-Section10
31°48'04.30"N 107°45'13.78"W
  12.8 miles east of Hermanas
   7.2 miles west of Columbus
  82.5 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Ford, New Mexico - Luna County (exact location unknown)

Hermanas, New Mexico - Luna County - Elev. 4,453
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USGS: Hermanas, NM - 7.5 min. series 1964 - T28S-R11W-Section 22
31°51'04.87"N 107°57'10.49"W
Branch Line to Deming connects here. Old Water tank still standingand used by ranchers Post Office from 1903 to 1925
   5.1 miles east of Savoya
  12.8 miles west of Mimbres
  95.3 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Savoya, New Mexico - Luna County Elev. 4,585
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USGS: Victorio Ranch SE, NM - 7.5 min. series 1965 - T29S-R12W-Section 1
31°49'09.16"N 108°00'58.83"W
   7.6 miles east of Victorio
   5.1 miles west of Hermanas
 100.4 miles west of El Paso

Victorio, New Mexico - Luna County - Elev. 4,576
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USGS: Victorio Ranch, NM - 7.5 min. series 1965 - T28S-R13W-Section23
31°51'03.61"N 108°08'09.26"W
   5.9 miles east of Continental
   7.6 miles west of Savoya
 108.0 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Grant / Luna county line
   0.5 miles east of Continental
   5.4 miles west of Victorio

Continental, New Mexico - Grant County - Elev. 4,707
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USGS: Hat Top Mountain, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T28S-R14W-Section 12
31°53'11.65"N 108°13'21.73"W
   6.4 miles east of Hachita
   5.9 miles west of Victorio
 113.9 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Hachita ,New Mexico - Grant County - Elev. 4,514
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USGS: Hachita, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T27S-R15W-Section 36
31°55'08.54"N 108°19'19.52"W
Present town site established in 1902. Post Office from 1882 to 1892, then town moved, Post Office 1902 to present. Junction of Arizona & New Mexico RR to Lordsburg
   3.2 miles east of Minero
   6.4 miles west of Victorio
 120.3 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Minero, New Mexico - Grant County - Elev. 4,519
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USGS: Hachita, NM - 15 min. series 1918 - T27S-R15W-Section 28
31°55'57.38"N 108°22'27.87"W
   4.6 miles east of Vista
   3.2 miles west of Hachita
 123.5 miles west of El Paso, Texas
 

(Old)Hachita , New Mexico - Grant County - Elev. 4,850
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Continental Divide - Elev. 4,648
   1.5 miles east of Vista
   3.1 miles west of Minero

Vista, New Mexico - Grant County - Elev. 4,679
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USGS: Hachita, NM - 15 min. series 1918 - T27S-R16W-Section 12
31°57'56.77"N 108°25'55.88"W
   3.7 miles east of Pothook
   4.6 miles west of Minero
 128.1 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Continental Divide - Elev. 4,694
   3.1 miles east of Pothook
   0.6 miles west of Vista

Pothook, New Mexico - Grant County - Elev. 4,553
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USGS: Hachita, NM - 15 min. series 1918 - T27S-R16W-Section 8
31°58'26.50"N 108°29'32.17"W
   5.8 miles east of Playas
   3.7 miles west of Vista
  131.8 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Hidalgo / Grant County Line
   4.0 miles east of Playas
   1.8 miles west of Pothook

Playas ,New Mexico - Hidalgo County - Elev. 4,311
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USGS: Playas Lake North, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T27S-R17W-Section 7
31°58'14.75"N 108°36'31.80"W
Post Office from 1913 to 1918
  12.0 miles east of Animas
   5.8 miles west of Pothook
 137.6 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Continental Divide - Elev. 4,510
   1.0 miles east of Antelope
   5.4 miles west of Playas

Antelope, New Mexico - Hidalgo County - Elev. 4,496
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USGS: Beacon Hill, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T27S-R18W-Section18
31°57'22.52"N 108°42'52.45"W
   5.6 miles east of Animas
   6.4 miles west of Playas
 144.0 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Animas, New Mexico - Hidalgo County - Elev. 4,404
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USGS: Animas, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T27S-R19W-Section 20
31°56'55.67"N 108°48'20.53"W
Established in 1843. Post Office from 1909 to Present
   5.4 miles east of Pratt
   5.6 miles west of Antelope
 149.6 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Pratt, New Mexico - Hidalgo County - Elev. 4,425
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USGS: Antelope Pass, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T27S-R20W-Section21
31°56'34.46"N 108°53'40.10"W
Post Office from 1905 to 1913.
  12.7 miles east of Rodeo
   5.4 miles west of Animas
 155.0 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Antelope Pass - Elev. 4,410
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Pass through the Peloncillo Mountains
  11.1 miles east of Rodeo
   1.6 miles west of Pratt

Apan, New Mexico - Hidalgo County (Exact location unknown)
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Rodeo ,New Mexico - Hidalgo County - Elev. 4,128
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USGS: Antelope Pass, NM - 7.5 min. series 1982 - T28S-R21W-Section30
31°50'08.56"N 109°01'54.21"W
Post Office from 1903 to Present
  12.7 miles east of Apache
  12.7 miles west of Pratt
 167.7 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Arizona / New Mexico State Line
  10.7 miles east of Apache
   2.0 miles west of Rodeo

Mora, Arizona - Cochise County (Exact location unknown)

Apache, Arizona - Cochise County - Elev. 4,382
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USGS: Apache, AZ - 7.5 min. series 1987 - T20S-R31E-Section 13
31°41'23.41"N 109°07'59.24"W
   8.7 miles east of Chiricahua
  12.7 miles west of Rodeo
 180.4 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Chiricahua, Arizona - Cochise County - Elev. 4,674
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USGS: Paramore Crater, AZ - 7.5 min. series 1986 - T21S-R30E-Section24
31°35'38.25"N 109°14'20.77"W
   5.6 miles east ot Bernardino
   8.7 miles west of Apache
 189.1 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Bernardino, Arizona - Cochise County - Elev. 4,503
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USGS: Paramore Crater, AZ - 7.5 min. series 1986 - T22S-R30E-Section17
31°30'51.28"N 109°18'39.69"W
   9.3 miles east of Cazador
   5.6 miles west of Chiricahua
 194.7 miles west of El Paso, Texas

Cazador, Arizona - Cochise County - Elev. 4,599
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USGS: College Peaks, AZ - 15' series 1958 - T22S-R29E-Section 29
31°29'30.84"N 109°25'23.18"W
  14.6 miles east of Douglas
   9.3 miles west of Bernardino
 204.0 miles west of El Paso, Texas

College Peak, Arizona - Cochise County (Exact location unknown)

Lee, Arizona - Cochise County (Exact location unknown)

Acacia, Arizona - Cochise County (Exact location unknown)

Douglas, Arizona - Cochise County - Elev. 3,979
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USGS: Douglas, AZ - 7.5 min. series 1958 - T24S-R27E-Section 13
31°21'22.26"N 109°32'58.87"W
  38.2 miles west of Apache
 218.6 miles west of El Paso, Texas