Sonora Railway Company Limited
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Beautifully engraved antique stock certificate from the Somora Railway Company Limited dating back to the 1880's. This document, which is signed by the company President and Treasurer, was printed by the American Bank Note Company and measures approximately 10 3/4" (w) by 7 1/2" (h).
The vignette features the locomotive and tender "Progress" passing a pair of boys. The side borders feature the symbols of Mexico (an eagle with a snake) and the United States (an eagle.)
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Please note cropping to left side border.
Historical Context
The Sonora Railway was constructed by the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway between 1879 and 1882. It ran from Guaymas, on the west coast of the Mexican state of Sonora, northward to Nogales at the United States / Mexican border. From there it connected with the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad, which ran to Benson, Arizona, and then over the Southern Pacific to the tracks of the Santa Fe at Deming, New Mexico.
In 1898 the Santa Fe leased the Sonora Railway to the Southern Pacific in return for the latter railroad's line from Needles to Mojave, California. This arrangement continued until December 1911, when the Southern Pacific purchased both the Sonora Railway and the New Mexico and Arizona.
The following June, the Sonora Railway became part of the Southern Pacific Railroad in Mexico.
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