Southern Arizona Transportation Museum
The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is a railroad museum in Tucson, Arizona.
The museum does not charge for admission. Guided tours of the facility are available for a small fee, by appointment only. The museum offers community events, downtown historic walking tours (October–March), railroad safety education, an oral history program and an active collections department preserving artifacts pertaining to transportation in southern Arizona.
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[edit] Features
[edit] Southern Pacific #1673 2-6-0 Mogul Locomotive
Southern Pacific locomotive #1673 is on display at the museum. The 2-6-0 M-4b Mogul locomotive was built for the Southern Pacific Railroad by Schenectady Locomotive Works (New York) in November 1900. The locomotive is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
[edit] Shops
- Central Bistro — inside the depot.
The depot lobby is currently used as a waiting room for rail passengers using Amtrak passenger rail and the rest of the depot and buildings are leased to various businesses.
[edit] Location
The Southern Arizona Transportation Museum is located in the former records vault building at the former Southern Pacific Depot, recently renovated by the City of Tucson in 2004.
