Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Logo Shirt

Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Logo Shirt

$20.00
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Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway Logo Shirt                              Logo Printed on Front 100% Cotton Shirt Color = Dark Green The Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railway (reporting mark BAP) is a short line railroad in the U.S. state of Montana which was founded in 1892.[1] It was financed by the interests behind the Anaconda Copper Mining Company and operated primarily to carry copper ore from the mines at Butte, Montana to the smelters at Anaconda, Montana, although the company was chartered as a common carrier and also carried passengers and general freight. The BA&P was an electrification pioneer, converting in 1913 and being the first primarily freight railroad to electrify. Electrification was at 2,400 volts DC;[2] the work was performed by General Electric and the railroad's own staff. As described in a period article:The length of this line was 30 miles, having a total of 114 miles of single trackage, and considerable heavy grade. The electric locomotives hauled heav

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