Introduction

The Museum will have as its emphasis the cultural heritage of Arizona as part of the seventy-six railroads that served the entire state. The cultural and ethnic diversity surrounding the mining, logging, ranching, agriculture, manufacturing, tourism and the military is extensive and will be the focus of the Museum’s highly interactive educational exhibits. Motive power and rolling stock will be featured in static displays with a variety of steam and diesel locomotives, freight, passenger, and special purpose rolling stock. Interpretive displays will emphasize railroad and industrial workers in juxtaposition with appropriate artifacts. Other interpretive displays will feature aspects such as track construction, Fred Harvey Company history, and the impact of the Santa Fe Ry and Grand Canyon Ry on Grand Canyon National Park. Art exhibits in the Museum’s gallery will have a particular emphasis on railroad and national park advertising art.