Adobe Mountain Desert Park aka " The Railroad Park " is a park complex that houses the Sahuaro Central Railroad Heritage Society, the Sahuroa Central Railroad Museum, the Arizona Model Railroading Society and Maricopa Live Steamers. About 160 acres Adobe Desert Mountain Railroad Park is located south of Pinnacle Peak Rd. on the 43rd Street in Glendale City, Arizona.
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History
In 1989, the Sahuaro Central Railroad Heritage Preservation Society rents an area of ​​80 acres, from Maricopa Parks and Recreation Department. Mount Mountain Desert and Mountain Garden and Museum were then created. The agreement requires a non-fee lease for a period of twenty-five years with an additional option of twenty-five years.
In 1992, the Arizona Model Railroading Society/Arizona Garden Railway Society (AMRS), which was originally founded in 1984, was told to vacate the Scottsdale property where at the time they were. AMRS believes that Adobe Mountain Park looks like a good area for them to move. They presented a request to Sahuaro Central in that nature. Later that year agreement was reached between AMRS and Sahuaro Central.
The Maricopa Live Steamers (MLS), operating at McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale. They also wish to enter into an agreement with Sahuaro Central and transfer their operations to an area of ​​80 hectares of land that has been leased to Sahuaro Central. The agreement was reached in 1992.
The board of directors consists of two members from Sahuaro Central and two members from AMRS and MLS. The development of leased land to Sahuaro Central is controlled by Sahuaro Central's board of directors. This includes improvements from the public areas of the National Park, highways, parking areas, entertainment venues, etc. Permanent repairs must be approved by the Sahuaro Center Board of Directors, Maricopa District Recreation Service, Maricopa River Flood Control and licensing agencies from Phoenix City.
The Sahuaro Central Railroad Museum
The building that housed the headquarters of Sahuaro and Sahuaro Central Railroad Museum was once the Ranger Park Station at Adobe Mountain Park. The museum has various exhibits, some borrowed by community members. These artifacts include models of trains of different scales, artifacts associated with the early years of railroading in Arizona, such as the conductor hats, rail nails and lanterns, bells and lamps from Porter 0-4-0 18 "locomotive gauges and gift shop expansion from the former Ranger Station has been created for meetings and museum operations.
Outside the museum building there are various steam locomotives in the exhibit. One is Porter 0-4-0 is a locomotive measuring 18 "which was once used as a copper mining locomotive. Built in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1887, this locomotive operated by the Detroit Copper Company in mine Morenci, Arizona them. One is the steam engine HJ mini Ottaway rebuilt in Wichita, Kansas, also, on the basis of four home Japanese Internment Camp from Leupp, Flagstaff, houses were built in 1943.
Arizona Model Railroading Society (Amrs)
Next to the museum building is the Arizona Model Railroading Society metal building built twenty times three feet (3000 sq ft)) whose construction is financed by Sahuaro Central. This building is home to the Huntley HO railway layout and for Arizona scale layout of Model Railroading Society G, N. and O.
The Maricopa Live Steamers (MLS)
The Maricopa Steamship Living organization is the oldest of its kind in Arizona. They are currently running three 7 1/2 "railway engines." From 1996 to 1999, the MLS created three miles of tracks placed outside Sahuaro Central, a loop of tracks built around the museum in 1998 and now there are more from 14 miles of tracks, MLS provides free train rides on Sundays during September to May. The train journey begins at Adobe Station and runs through the rugged desert. Among the layouts there is a functioning block signal, tunnels, and many trestles Western Arizona Railroad MLS is the largest miniature railway setup of its kind in the United States, MLS also created the 1890s themed old town with a fake front in their storage unit.
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Adobe Desert Desert Garden Images
The following photos are The Sahuaro Central Railroad Museum, Arizona Model Railroading Society (AMRS) and Maricopa Live Steamers (MLS)
See also
- McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
- List of inherited railroads in the United States
- List of historic properties in Glendale, Arizona
- Catlin Court Historic District
- Ranch Manistee
- Sahuaro Farm
- USS Arizona saved artefacts
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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