The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad (SF&GC) was a 56-mile railroad that ran from Williams, Arizona to take mining supplies and people to the copper mines near Anita.
On June 1, 1899, grading commenced and by October 1899 rails were being laid.
The railway quickly fell into financial problems and on September 5, 1900, was placed in receivership.
In July 1901 the SF&GC was sold under foreclosure to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
The ATSF quickly began construction of the fifteen remaining miles of track to extend the line to the Grand Canyon.