Step Back in Time as Steam Engines and Restored Depot Cars Bring History to Life at This Arizona Railroad Museum

A railroad president once rode in a private business car built in 1879. Today, kids can walk right through it. That car sits in a rail yard in Arizona, surrounded by a 1906 steam locomotive, glass dome cars, and a hulking steam wrecking crane. A dozen passenger cars open their doors to curious visitors. Some of them have even shown up in Hollywood movies. I love that nothing here hides behind velvet ropes. Little ones can stroll narrow hallways, peek into old kitchens, and climb into a steam eng