Arizona Railway Museum - Chandler, Arizona
N 33° 16.177 W 111° 50.027
12S E 422348 N 3681487
This quaint museum moved to a new location for expansion, then the economy went south.
Waymark Code: WM9154
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2010
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To acquire, preserve, restore and display railroad artifacts and equipment with primary focus on Arizona and the Southwest. This is the mission statement of the Arizona Railway Museum founded in 1983.
Among its equipment is a locomotive from 1906, other historic engines, various pullman, dome, diner, business and private cars, various freight cars and cabooses. The museum also has an extensive collection of photographs relating to railway history.
The Arizona Railway Museum was in downtown Chandler for many years before moving to its current location outside of Tumbleweed Park. This allowed it to expand, with more trains for more exhibits. Like all museums, it is suffering from the poor economy. It is closed for the summer (far too hot in Arizona) and will reopen September 11, 2010. They welcome anyone who comes when volunteers are around working on equipment even when they are officially closed.
Arizona Railway Museum
330 E. Ryan Road
Chandler, AZ 85224
Museum Website: [Web Link]
Train ride provided?: no
Actual railroad cars or locomotives on display?: yes
Admission fee?: free to walk around the grounds, $2 to walk through any or all of the cars/ cabooses open (usually 4-5 cars)
Street Address: 330 E. Ryan Road, Chandler, AZ 85224
Gift shop?: yes
Café/restaurant?: no
Theater?: no
Other features?:
More engines and railroad cars than you can possibly imagine in one spot. It is a great place to just look at decades of trains, from the turn of the century to more recent years and from basic engine and caboose, to all sorts of cars freight and repair equipment.
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