Arizona Railway Museum

Hours of Operation, Entrance Fees, Tours

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).

Access to the display yard is FREE.  We offer self guided tours of up to six passenger car interiors for a fee of $2 per person or $5 for a family.

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

Hours:

September 12, 2009 - May 30, 2010
Saturday-Sunday: 12-4pm
CLOSED DURING THE SUMMER (TOO HOT!) (see below)

Work Sessions:

 Early to Noon MOST Saturday mornings all year.

Phone: (480) 821-1108
Fee:

Display Yard: FREE

Guided Tour inside the display cars: $2 per person ($5 families/groups).

DONATIONS are ACCEPTED.
Tours by Appointment:

For tour appointment information contact Holly Antosz 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.  Please note that the Museum cars are not configured for the disabled.

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.

Have questions, comments then please
E-mail the Museum Webmaster.

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