![]() ![]() At the site of Keeseeville, which the Cerrillos Coal Railroad co-opted, the town of Madrid was built. In late August 1892, the spur finally terminated at the relatively new mining camp of Keeseeville (an illegal trespass settlement, however one whose 20-acre plat had been approved by Santa Fe County). built the 6.25 mi (10.06 km) standard gauge spur from the AT&SF main line at Waldo Junction. developed the layout for the town, mines, and facilities, and the Cerrillos Coal Railroad Co. After a dozen years at the Coal Bank of wildcat, unpermitted, and unorganized mining the AT&SF acquired the property on December 10, 1891, and through purposefully-created subsidiaries solidified its control. The coal deposits were called the Cerrillos Coal Bank following the arrival in early 1880 of the New Mexico & Southern Pacific Railroad (as the AT&SF in New Mexico was organized), named after the nearby mining and railroad town of Cerrillos Station. Anthracite coal was preferred for passenger trains, as it burned cleaner. Anthracite coal breaker and power house buildings, Madrid, circa 1935. ![]()
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