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McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is a 30-acre (12 ha) railroad park located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It features a 15 in ( 381 mm ) gauge railroad, a Magma Arizona Railroad locomotive, a railroad museum, three model railroad clubs and a 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ( 190.5 mm ) gauge live steam railroad.
After Anne McCormick's death in 1969, a portion of the McCormick's land, about 4,236 acres, was sold to Kaiser-Aetna in the summer of 1970 for a purchase price of $12.1 million. [1] [2] Richard F Boultinghouse was the General Manager of McCormick Ranch and responsible for its real estate development. The development was incorporated in 1972 ...
The McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park houses the Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car which was built in 1928. On different occasions the Roald Amundsen Pullman Private Railroad Car reportedly carried Presidents Hoover, Roosevelt (FDR), Truman and Eisenhower.
Moved to Scottsdale's McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park, 1972. Still standing. Perkinsville: ATSF: 1912: Built by Verde Valley Railroad. Last Santa Fe mixed passenger service, 1955. Verde Canyon Railroad passenger service returned adjacent to depot in November 1990. Privately owned by Perkins Family Ranch. Still standing. Phoenix Union Station ...
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park: Scottsdale: Maricopa: Phoenix area: Railroad: Includes a 15" gauge railroad, a Magma Arizona Railroad locomotive, a railroad museum, three model railroad clubs and a 7.5" gauge live steam railroad McFarland State Historic Park: Florence: Pinal: Phoenix area: History
The railroad was originally built as a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge line, but was converted to 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge in 1923. Originally headquartered in Superior, Arizona , the company primarily hauled cattle and copper on 30.2 miles (48.6 km) of standard gauge track to and from the Southern Pacific mainline in Magma ...
Arizona State Railroad Museum (In planning stages) Arizona Street Railway Museum (Phoenix Trolley Museum) Grand Canyon Railway; McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale; Old Pueblo Trolley; Superstition Narrow Gauge Railroad; Verde Canyon Railroad
Aguila is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.It is located on U.S. Route 60, 25 miles (40 km) west of Wickenburg and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Wenden.