Historic railway to Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
Grand Canyon Railway
Grand Canyon Railway 4960 on a special run for photographers pulling freight cars, 2011
Locale
Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.
Terminus
Grand Canyon Depot Williams Depot
Commercial operations
Built by
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Original gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Preserved operations
Owned by
Xanterra Travel Collection
Reporting mark
GCRY
Length
64 mi (103 km)
Commercial history
Opened
1901
Closed to passengers
1968
Closed
1974
Preservation history
1988
Purchased by Max and Thelma Biegert
1989
Reopened
2006
Purchased by Xanterra
Website
thetrain.com
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Legend
63.7
Grand Canyon Depot
turnback wye
59.9
National Park Boundary
57.2
Coconino
52.0
Imbleau (formerly Apex)
50.0
Hopi
44.8
Anita
43.8
Woodin
37.7
Willaha
29.0
Valle
20.0
Quivero
9.0
Red Lake
7.8
Pitt
1.3
BNSF Seligman Subdivision
1.0
locomotive shop
I-40
Williams Junction
(closed
2018)
turnback wye
0.0
Williams Depot
BNSF junction
BNSF Phoenix Subdivision
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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. The arrival of trains led increased tourism to the area, and the railway company was instrumental in the creation of the Grand Canyon Village to serve guests. Declining ridership due to the increasing usage of the automobile led the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway to cease passenger service of the Grand Canyon Railway in July 1968 and freight service on the line ended in 1974.
Private investors purchased the line in 1988, restored the facilities, and started running passenger trains again on September 17, 1989. Today, the railroad carries hundreds of passengers to and from the canyon every day and operates year-round.
The entire Grand Canyon Railway has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing the contribution the train has made to the history of the United States.
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