Arizona Railway Museum

Hours of Operation, Entrance Fees, Tours

Location

330 E. Ryan Rd., Chandler, AZ 85224 

 (Ryan Road is south of Germann and east of Arizona Avenue)

Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 842, Chandler, AZ 85244

 

Open Season

September 11, 2010 - May 29, 2011

CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER (TOO HOT!)

 

Open Days/Hours

Saturday-Sunday: 12-4pm

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 / Commercial Photos: 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.

DONATIONS are ACCEPTED.

 

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).

 

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E-mail the Museum Webmaster.

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