The Birch and Butterfiled stage lines past through the streets of Steins from 1857 until railroad tracks were laid in the late 1800s. Cochise, Geronimo and their Apache bands, along with horse theives and express robbers, such as Black Jack Ketchem, all terrorized Steins' citizens.
When the Southern Pacific switched from steam to diesel power, the station at Steins was no longer needed and the town began to die.
Steins, New Mexico, is located along Interstate 10, just across the border from Arizona. Today, Steins is preserved for serious researchers as well as curious tourists.