History:
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Eloy is a village on the Southern Pacific now Union Pacific Gila Subdivision. It started in 1880 when the railroad was first constructed. Cotton is a crop that can be grown in the area's climate. It officially received its name Eloy in 1902 as an acronym for "East Line of Yuma," although some people say that "Eloy" is a corruption of "Eloi." A railroad worker who was working in the area look around at the barren desert and said "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" That is Hebrew for "My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?" While it is relatively small when compared to Phoenix or Tucson, it is still a big enough town to warrant its own emergency services, including police and fire department.
UP 7250 leads an intermodal past Eloy.
CSX 7816 trails on the MTURV.
1120 arrives with the Casa Grande Local.
UP 8480 passes Eloy with the MTURV in tow, a CSX C40-8W is trailing on the same train.
An intermodal thunders through Eloy heading East.
The Casa Grande Local begins switching at the industrial park in Eloy.
Having completed its work, the Casa Grade Local returns as light power to Casa Grande.