The Fairbank Train Robbery

The railroad arrived in what became Fairbank in 1881. It was the closest rail link to the boom town of Tombstone, at the time one of the largest cities in the West. The train station was the scene of a sensational attempted train robbery on February 15th, 1900 by five outlaws led by Three-Finger Jack Dunlap and Bravo Juan Yoas, all members of the Burt Alvord gang. The heist was thwarted by famous ex-Texas Ranger Jeff Milton, who was riding in the express car that day as messenger for Wells Fargo