Welcome to Our 19th Year of
THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA TRANSPORTATION MUSEUM
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Now available in our gift shop
click on card to enter shop
We will be closed these days
Christmas Eve and Day, 12-24 & 25
New Year’s Eve and Day, 12-31 & 1-1
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OUR NEXT EVENT
The Silver Spike
Celebrating the railroad arrival in Tucson
March 22, 2025
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Santa is on his way back north for his deliveries.
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Our Sorrow
We lost one of our most significant founders this week, who was also a founder of National Rail Passengers’ Association and Amtrak itself. Anthony Haswell was 94, we’ll all miss Tony in so many ways.
“But perhaps the best way any of us can honor him is to keep his work alive by redoubling our efforts to bring more trains, to more places, for more people, everywhere in the U.S. – Jim Mathews, President & CEO, Rail Passengers Association”
From Trains Magazine: “Anthony Haswell is an attorney who, in 1967, founded the National Association of Railroad Passengers, serving as its Chairman and Executive Director through 1974. During that time he was deeply involved in the development, refinement and enactment of the legislation which created Amtrak, testifying before numerous Congressional committees and working closely with committee staff. From 1975 to 1977, he was Managing Director of Passenger Services of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, where he assisted with the transfer of the company’s Chicago commuter trains to Metra.[1]”
And https://www.hsrail.org/blog/in-memory-of-legendary-rail-advocate-anthony-haswell/
Image is from interview by Jennifer Davis- Page
click here to view interview
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COME VISIT OUR NEW MURAL
Located on the Toole St. side of the building,
it covers building the railroad by a combination of local peoples;
the arrival ceremony in 1880;
and the tourist era in 1940s;
the latter featuring Tony Haswell.
Click here to see more detailed pictures.
See KGUN-9’s video here
and AZ Star Caliente Article here
also the This is Tucson edition here
We give special thanks to the Union Pacific Railroad
for the grant helping make our mural possible
&
Congratulations to Gerald Lachenschmid
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VISIT OUR REGULAR HOURS
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
11:00 – 3:00
Fridays, Saturdays
10:00 – 4:00
Sundays
11:00 – 3:00
Admission is FREE
Exhibits are bilingual
COME VISIT AND STAY SAFE
Volunteers are always needed
Museum, Engine, and shop
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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See the newly filmed video on the Water Boys
who supplied the Chinese workers
building the railroad near Tucson
in our videos section
The videos can be seen here
More information is here
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OUR FUTURE EVENTS
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End of the Line
Members and friends of the museum
who have passed
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Also, our sister museum,
THE TRANSIT MUSEUM IS OPEN
The OPT Transit Museum at S. 4 th and E. 36 th Streets
has reopened to the public.
The Transit Museum hours are
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Mon., Wed. and Sat. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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See the current OPT Bulletin here
And visit our cousin museum,
Gadsden-Pacific Division
Toy Train Operating museum
Sundays 1:00-4:00 Information here
Model Train Show & Swap Meet
Sunday, November 10, 10:00-2:00,
Museum Open Free
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See Us From Anywhere
We are now on Virtual Railfan
With a YouTube address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgqKBR3QqN8
The Camera is on 24 hours
Showing UP Mainline,
Engine 1673,
and Doc and Wyatt
In the last month we had ~300 viewers,
one of the favorite sites.
Amtrak Schedule is
# 1,21, west: Tu, Th, Sn 6:45-7:36 PM
# 2,22, east: Mo, Th, St 7:28-8:15 AM
To See Where Trains are now, go to
https://www.amtrak.com/track-your-train.html
Feel free to visit Engine 1673
anytime you want,
so she won’t be lonesome out there.
NEW FEATURES
Follow the Epes Randolph Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Epes-Randolph-264091763657855/ ,
and satm1673 on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/satm1673/
for fun and fascinating photos and tales of Tucson history!
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You can now donate, join, and renew on this site
push the button for the donation page
We also have a new brick donation form
Press the donate button above for illustration and form
Leave a lasting legacy on display
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The Big Boy 4014 has come and gone
leaving many memories,
For better memories, visit the UP site
add up urls rr and foundation
Arizona Daily Star’s Road Runner column features
SATM, Ken Karrels, and All Aboard Arizona Rail Passenger Association
discussing rail passenger service between Tucson and Phoenix.
Thanks, Joe Ferguson
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All Aboard Arizona – Rail Passenger Association
Tucson-Phoenix Commuter Service
in Road Runner here
New links July 2021
Local mayors support Amtrak proposal for a passenger rail connecting Tucson and Phoenix
Tucson Weekly
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see our display cases and displays
women engineer
lanterns
still running
Dinner in the Diner
Featuring original china and silver service
from the named first class Pullman trains.
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And Celebrating the Movie “Oklahoma“
Starring our Engine 1673
which was filmed in Elgin, AZ, and surrounding areas,
Read more at this link:
The Arizona Star 10/29 “Caliente” Section
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See how to donate a car, help the museum, and the high school JTED mechanical education program: here
See more on our Facebook page, even if you are not on Facebook.
