Jump to content

Phoenix Trolley Museum

Add links
Coordinates: 33°27′44″N 112°04′28″W / 33.46222°N 112.07437°W / 33.46222; -112.07437
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 01:44, 29 April 2020 (add authority control). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Phoenix Trolley Museum
Phoenix Trolley Museum
Map
Established1975
Location1117 Grand Avenue,
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
TypeRailway museum
Websitehttp://phoenixtrolley.org

The Phoenix Trolley Museum, incorporated as the Arizona Street Railway Museum, is a railway museum established in 1975, with an emphasis on preserving historical street cars in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The museum's mission is "[to] tell the Phoenix streetcar story."

Overview

The museum was located next to the Margaret Hance Deck Park on Interstate 10 in downtown Phoenix until December, 2017.

In 2016, the City of Phoenix declined to renew the museum's lease for another five-year period, and the Hance Park location was closed.[1][2][3]

The museum has relocated to a site along Phoenix's historic Grand Avenue, one of the earliest trolley lines in the city. The museum is developing plans to construct a new museum on the site and is raising the funds to do so.[4]

Museum features

  • Restored Phoenix Street Railway Streetcar #116 is currently in storage.
  • Phoenix Street Railway Car #504 (originally #108) is un-restored, and is currently in storage.
  • An electric calcine locomotive donated by the (then) Phelps-Dodge Corporation from its Douglas, AZ facility is on display.
  • Photographs, maps, and numerous items of historical interest are on display in the museum.
Phoenix Trolley Museum
  • Phelps-Dodge locomotive 17 sits on display at the Arizona Street Railway Museum.
    Phelps-Dodge locomotive 17 sits on display at the Arizona Street Railway Museum.
  • Phoenix Streetcar #116 as displayed during the grand opening of Valley Metro Rail on December 27, 2008.
    Phoenix Streetcar #116 as displayed during the grand opening of Valley Metro Rail on December 27, 2008.
  • The 1928 Trolley Car #116 served the original Phoenix trolley system from 1928 to 1947.
    The 1928 Trolley Car #116 served the original Phoenix trolley system from 1928 to 1947.
  • Inside the historic #116.
    Inside the historic #116.
  • Front inside view of the Trolley Car #116 . Pictured is a restored farebox.
    Front inside view of the Trolley Car #116 . Pictured is a restored farebox.
  • Different view of Trolley Car #116.
    Different view of Trolley Car #116.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hance Park Changes Force Relocation Of Phoenix Trolley Museum". KJZZ. March 10, 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Another Museum in Trouble". Motley Design Group. February 8, 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Relocation Plan". Phoenix Trolley Museum. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/phoenixtrolley/photos/a.10150359508469208.376715.365181739207/10154900728284208/?type=3&theater
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Phoenix Trolley Museum.

33°27′44″N 112°04′28″W / 33.46222°N 112.07437°W / 33.46222; -112.07437

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phoenix_Trolley_Museum&oldid=953787445"