Editing Bridgewater Red Mesa Railroad (section)

=== Bridgewater & Red Mesa Railway (1943-1979) ===
The Red Mesa & Sargent River ran until 1943, when republican New Territories Chancellor, Carl Grafton sold the RMSR to the Broken Back Iron Ore and Co. As an effort to cut local taxes that initially funded the Railroad. The Broken Back Iron Ore and Co. rebranded the RMSR to the Bridgewater and Red Mesa railroad (reporting marks B&RM / BRM). The B&RM ran until 1966, when New Territories  declared independence from the United States. The New Territories economy relied heavily on rail transportation, as its interstate and trucking network had yet to be fully developed or funded. Mining in Red Mesa especially was a critical part in the New Territories economy, so as an effort to regulate the railroad, the New Territories Government wanted to purchase the B&RM railroad, leading to decade-long court battle, with New Territories ultimately winning, after the Broken Back Iron Ore and Co. Filed for bankruptcy in 1978 and stopped operations the following year in 1979.