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The Grand Canyon Railway (reporting mark GCRX) is a heritage railroad which carries passengers between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The 64-mile (103 km) railroad, built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , was completed on September 17, 1901.
FPA4 #6793 (ex Canadian National Railway), was painted in Potomac Eagle Livery, sold to the Grand Canyon Railway where it was painted into the Grand Canyon passenger Livery and still works today. FP7A #118 (ex Clinchfield), ex-CSX #118, sold in the early 2000s to the Durbin and Greenbrier Valley Railroad , renumbered to 67 and painted in a ...
Xanterra operates the Grand Canyon Railway in Arizona on the line originally built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Since their takeover of the operation in 2007, the line has removed its historic steam locomotives and ALCO FA diesels from service in favor of their modern EMD F40FH diesels. However, two of the FAs (#6793 and #6860 ...
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Grand Canyon Railway 4960 is a preserved O-1A class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built in August 1923 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q) Railroad. It was used by the CB&Q to pull freight trains, until 1958, when the locomotive pulled its first excursion fantrip, as part of the railroad's steam ...
1974: The Santa Fe abandons the Grand Canyon Railway. September 17, 1989: Passenger service on the Grand Canyon Railway resumes after being purchased by private owners, independent from the Santa Fe in 1988. 2002: Santa Fe 3751, a preserved steam locomotive, runs on the line as part of the 2002 NRHS Convention.
6773 In service, 6771, 6777 and 6780 Out of Service and 6773 is former Grand Canyon Railway. MLW Montreal Locomotive Works: MLW FPB-4: Passenger: 6871: Former Grand Canyon Railway; Out of Service Electro-Motive Diesel: EMD GP15-1: Road/Switcher: 1419, 1443: In Service; On lease from Larry's Truck & Electric. Ex-CR 1642 and Ex-CR 1681.
It was the last train to run on the line for fifteen years. The station building at Williams Depot fell into disuse. Steam locomotive No. 539 on display while a passenger train is waiting to depart, 2017. Plans by entertainer Arthur Godfrey to resume service on the Grand Canyon Railway in 1977 fell through. In addition, two other companies ...
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