Hours of Operation, Entrance Fees, Tours

WE ARE NOT OPEN DURING WEEKDAYS

Entrance Fee

Display Yard and Building: FREE

You are welcome take a self-guided walk around our yard and view the equipment.  The yard is open air (uncovered) and surfaced in crushed rock.  Our building displays our smaller artifacts as well as our Gift Shop and restroom.

Display Cars: $2 per person ($5 families/groups)

We typically have at least four passenger cars and a caboose open for walking through and viewing the interior.

Please note that the Museum cars are not configured for the disabled (all doors/hallways are original width) and entering the cars requires climbing stairs.

Group Tours / Parties: Fee Schedule

For tour appointment information contact Holly Antosz at: 480-814-8645, or email kittikare@gmail.com. 

Tours are available Monday, Wednesday, Friday mornings by appointment only for groups of 25 persons or less and age 10 and above.

Private (and Student) Video or Photography: FREE

Videos and photos taken for private/student use is permitted free of charge as long as it does not disrupt or interfere with other visitors enjoyment of the museum.  Equipment should be limited to a single camera, flash and tripod.

If you are taking family photos of your vacation, or learning how to become a better photographer, great!

Commercial Video or Photography:  NOT FREE

Commercial photography (including for-profit portrait photography) requires a video/photo permit PRIOR to the day of the shoot.  Any extended equipment set-up (multiple cameras, special lighting, wardrobe, etc.) and/or restricted access shall be scheduled.  Pre-payment can be made at the ARM Gift Shop during normal operating hours.

If there is money involved (including between photographer and client), its a commercial shoot.

Commercial Fee Schedule

Commercial Video/Photo Permit

Summer Hours

We are officially closed during the Summer.  We are an all volunteer operation and it is difficult to get volunteers to staff the displays in such heat.  Also, the visitor count per day goes drastically down.  However, we have a few stalwart volunteers that come semi-regularly every weekend to work on their projects.  Times are variable, but generally EARLY on Saturday mornings you may find volunteers working on stuff.  Typically 7:30-9:00am.  If the gates are open, you are welcome to enter.  There is no guarantee someone will be working, so it is up to luck.  Access to the display cars is not guaranteed (BUT you may get a chance to see inside other cars not normally open for display).  Most of the equipment is visible through the perimeter fence so your trip won't be wasted.

About the ARM

The Arizona Railway Museum was founded and incorporated in 1983 as a non-profit, educational and historical organization. The Museum is dedicated to the railways of Arizona and the Southwest. The interest and fascination of railways and trains has no boundaries and so railways of all kinds are included in the scope of the Museum.

The Arizona Railway Museum is a community effort towards the acquisition, restoration, preservation and display of railway equipment, artifacts and mementos related to railways of the past and present.

All restoration efforts are funded solely from membership dues and public contributions. The Museum is a Non-Profit Organization (501-C-3 in IRS terms).