railroad from lenders, using a federal Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing loan, which was denied in November 2014. Hackman took over control again and put the railroad into bankruptcy in May 2015, while local officials attempted to secure a rural economic development loan from the USDA. A bankruptcy court ruled on September 1, 2015, to postpone the sale deadline of the railroad, which the court valued at $7.2 million, until November 30. Passenger service The Apache Railway offered passenger service until the 1950s. In July 1954, the mixed train operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departing McNary at 7:15am, arriving Holbrook at 12:15pm, departing there at 1:30pm and returning to McNary at 7:00pm. Motive power The Apache Railway uses ALCO Century 420 (C420) and C424s. Current Roster: APA 81 - C420 APA 82 - C420 APA 83 - C420 APA 84 - C420 APA 97 - M424 APA 98 - M424 APA 99 - M424 Route Holbrook (interchange with BNSF Railway's Gallup Subdivision/formerly Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway) Blair Snowflake Pig Farm Tours Snowflake Junction Apache Railway Shops Snowflake Paper Mill (Catalyst Paper) Snowflake Junction Snowflake Abandoned routes Abandoned in 1980. Snowflake (interchange with the now defunct Standard Lumber) Taylor Silver Lake Bell Siding Sponseller (with several lumber spurs into the forest to the east) Pinetop Lakes (with several lumber spurs into the forest) McNary (interchange with Southwest Forest Industries) Camp 28 (with several lumber spurs into the forest) In addition, a 2 to 3 mile (3–5 km) section of track used to run from south of Tours to Snowflake. Today's line runs from Tours to Snowflake Junction. References Further reading External links Arizona railroads Railway companies established in 1917 Catalyst Paper American companies established in 1917