Experience Williams is an advertiser of Sonoran Living. Trains helped settle the American West, bringing supplies to remote communities and transporting precious metals, cattle, and other resources ...

The impetus for the Magma Arizona Railroad originated from the necessity in providing ore transport for the mines around Superior beginning in 1875 with the discovery of a rich silver lode by Charles ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Seeing a piece of the world from a train can offer glimpses of scenic landscapes not easily accessible beyond the tracks. Such a ...

The nearly century-old Apache Railway survived the Depression and more recently the loss of its main client, but leaders in the small central Arizona town of Snowflake are worried the railroad is ...

During their heyday, railroads transported people, mining materials, commercial goods and military supplies. An annual event at the Arizona Railway Museum gives a glimpse into the past with ...

A last-minute sale of the bankrupt Apache Railway in the rural Arizona town of Snowflake is expected to keep the 55-mile railroad operating, alleviating fears of local leaders who worried that the ...

The Arizona Territory was hardscrabble frontier. Soaring mountains, scorching desert and deep canyons proved to be more than most early settlers could handle as they rolled through on their way to the ...

(The Center Square) – Arizona will receive $60.2 million in federal taxpayer dollars for four railroad infrastructure projects throughout the state. One of the projects is $3.3 million toward making ...

One hundred years ago today John D. Spreckels drove a ceremonial golden spike and announced that the San Diego & Arizona railway had been completed, giving San Diego a direct transcontinental rail ...