In 1995, the San Pedro & Southwestern Railroad (now San Pedro Valley Railroad), had an excursion train from Benson to Fairbank.





The excursion train took tourists from Benson to Fairbank, which is a ghost town and a historical site in the San Pedro River Valley near Benson and Tombstone. Sadly the operation ceased in 1997.





A tourist railroad like this, could help the local economy in Benson and Cochise County. I also think maybe the line could also extend to Tombstone and then down to Bisbee so tourists that ride Amtrak to go to Tombstone could take another train down to Tombstone but Benson to Fairbank would be a good start.





To this day their are people who remember the excursion train fondly and miss it very much. If they got the chance to ride it again and if people got the chance to ride it to make memories while supporting a local railroad and town, that would be amazing.





I really hope this petition helps!