Tucson, Cornelia and Gila Bend Railroad

Originally, the railroad was intended to connect to Tucson.

[3] The station of Childs was established in 1916[4] six miles north of Ajo.

Black Gap and Rocky Point were short sidings used when passenger trains met.

[1] In 1998, Phelps Dodge upgraded the railroad for proposed resumed mining at Ajo.

[8] The railroad passes through the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range.

The Tucson, Cornelia & Gila Bend caboose No. 15, listed in the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 2018, reference# 100001660.