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Arizona State Railroad Museum

The Arizona State Railroad Museum Foundation (ASRM) is a non-profit organization that primarily preserves historic railroad equipment that was once used throughout the state of Arizona. It was founded in 2009, and it is located in Williams, Arizona alongside the Grand Canyon Railway. Their goal is to construct a 21-acre museum to attract a world-wide audience with a collection of locomotives, rolling stock, and other historic artifacts.

About the museum

The Arizona State Railroad Museum was founded in 2009 by a group of people with the intention of establishing heritage for the city of Williams' economy. The foundation's chairman and CEO is Albert J Richmond, and their director and secretary is Donald Dent. The foundation's goal is to construct a twenty-one acre museum ground adjacent to the Grand Canyon Railway's trackage near Interstate Highway 40. The museum is planned to display multiple locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars, and other railroad artifacts that represent railroad history in the state of Arizona.

Equipment

See also

References

  1. ^ "Arizona State Railroad Museum collection expands with 1970s era replica". Williams News. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  2. ^ "Apache Powder joins museum fleet". Williams News. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  3. ^ "Locomotive arrives for Arizona State Railroad Museum". Williams News. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. ^ "CGCX 1528". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  5. ^ "Railroad Museum continues collection for future opening". Williams News. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "Magma-3 RS-3". www.rrpicturearchives.net. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  7. ^ "Arizona museum gets electric locomotive delivery by truck | Trains Magazine". TrainsMag.com. September 3, 2010. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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