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Grand Canyon Railway

Index Grand Canyon Railway

The Grand Canyon Railway is a heritage railroad which carries passengers between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 79 relations: A unit, Aerial application, ALCO FA, Allen, Texas, American frontier, American Locomotive Company, Amtrak, Arizona State Railroad Museum, Arthur Godfrey, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Baldwin Locomotive Works, B–unit, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Canadian National Railway, Cargo, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Child care, Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino station, Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, De Havilland Canada Dash 7, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Diesel locomotive, Douglas C-54 Skymaster, Dynamic braking, El Tovar Hotel, Electro-Motive Diesel, EMD F40PH, EMD GP7, Exo (public transit), Fred Harvey Company, Frisco, Texas, Grand Canyon Conservancy, Grand Canyon Depot, Grand Canyon Limited, Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon Railway 29, Grand Canyon Railway 4960, Grand Canyon Village Historic District, Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, Great Recession, Heritage railway, Historic districts in the United States, History of the Grand Canyon area, Houston, John Muir, Kalama, Washington, KinderCare Learning Centers, Lake Superior and Ishpeming 18, Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad, ... Expand index (29 more) »

  2. American companies disestablished in 1974
  3. American companies established in 1901
  4. Arthur Godfrey
  5. Defunct Arizona railroads
  6. Heritage railroads in Arizona
  7. National Register of Historic Places in Grand Canyon National Park
  8. Rail infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
  9. Railway companies disestablished in 1942
  10. Railway companies established in 1901
  11. Railway companies established in 1989

A unit

An A unit, in railroad terminology, is a diesel locomotive (or more rarely an electric locomotive) equipped with a driving cab and a control system to control other locomotives in a multiple unit, and therefore able to be the lead unit in a consist of several locomotives controlled from a single position.

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Aerial application

Aerial application, or what is informally referred to as crop dusting, involves spraying crops with crop protection products from an agricultural aircraft.

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ALCO FA

The ALCO FA was a family of B-B diesel locomotives designed to haul freight trains.

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Allen, Texas

Allen is a city in Collin County in the U.S. state of Texas, and a northern suburb in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.

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American frontier

The American frontier, also known as the Old West, and popularly known as the Wild West, encompasses the geography, history, folklore, and culture associated with the forward wave of American expansion in mainland North America that began with European colonial settlements in the early 17th century and ended with the admission of the last few contiguous western territories as states in 1912.

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American Locomotive Company

The American Locomotive Company (often shortened to ALCO, ALCo or Alco) was an American manufacturer that operated from 1901 to 1969, initially specializing in the production of locomotives but later diversifying and fabricating at various times diesel generators, automobiles, steel, tanks, munitions, oil-production equipment, as well as heat exchangers for nuclear power plants. Grand Canyon Railway and American Locomotive Company are American companies established in 1901.

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Amtrak

The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak, is the national passenger railroad company of the United States.

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Arizona State Railroad Museum

The Arizona State Railroad Museum Foundation (ASRM) is a non-profit organization that primarily preserves historic railroad equipment that was once used throughout the state of Arizona. Grand Canyon Railway and Arizona State Railroad Museum are heritage railroads in Arizona.

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Arthur Godfrey

Arthur Morton Godfrey (August 31, 1903 – March 16, 1983) was an American radio and television broadcaster and entertainer who was sometimes introduced by his nickname The Old Redhead.

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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996. Grand Canyon Railway and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway are Defunct Arizona railroads and former Class I railroads in the United States.

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Baldwin Locomotive Works

Baldwin Locomotive Works (BLW) was an American manufacturer of railway locomotives from 1825 to 1951.

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B–unit

A B unit, in railroad terminology, is a locomotive unit (generally a diesel locomotive) which does not have a control cab or crew compartment, and must therefore be operated in tandem with another coupled locomotive with a cab (an A unit).

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is an American four-engined heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Canadian National Railway

The Canadian National Railway Company (Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States.

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Cargo

In transportation, freight refers to goods conveyed by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conveyed via water or air.

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was a railroad that operated in the Midwestern United States. Grand Canyon Railway and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad are former Class I railroads in the United States.

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Child care

Childcare, otherwise known as day care, is the care and supervision of a child or multiple children at a time, whose ages range from two weeks to 18 years.

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Coconino County, Arizona

Coconino County is a county in the North-Central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Coconino station

Coconino station was a stop on the Grand Canyon Railway in Coconino County, Arizona.

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Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad

Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating diesel-electric and steam-powered excursion trains through Peninsula, Ohio, in the Cuyahoga Valley, primarily through the scenic Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

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De Havilland Canada Dash 7

The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly known as the Dash 7, is a turboprop-powered regional airliner with short take-off and landing (STOL) performance.

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Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad

The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, often shortened to Rio Grande, D&RG or D&RGW, formerly the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, was an American Class I railroad company. Grand Canyon Railway and Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad are former Class I railroads in the United States.

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Diesel locomotive

A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the power source is a diesel engine.

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Douglas C-54 Skymaster

The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War.

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Dynamic braking

Dynamic braking is the use of an electric traction motor as a generator when slowing a vehicle such as an electric or diesel-electric locomotive.

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El Tovar Hotel

The El Tovar Hotel, also known simply as El Tovar, is a former Harvey House hotel situated directly on the south rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, United States. Grand Canyon Railway and El Tovar Hotel are Grand Canyon and national Register of Historic Places in Grand Canyon National Park.

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Electro-Motive Diesel

Electro-Motive Diesel (abbreviated EMD) is a brand of diesel-electric locomotives, locomotive products and diesel engines for the rail industry.

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EMD F40PH

The EMD F40PH is a four-axle B-B diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division in several variants from 1975 to 1992.

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EMD GP7

The EMD GP7 is a four-axle (B-B) diesel-electric locomotive built by General Motors Electro-Motive Division and General Motors Diesel between October 1949 and May 1954.

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Exo (public transit)

Exo, stylized as exo and officially known as Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM; Metropolitan Transportation Network), is a public transport system in Greater Montreal, including the Island of Montreal, Laval (Île Jésus), and communities along both the North Shore of the Mille-Îles River and the South Shore of the St.

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Fred Harvey Company

The Fred Harvey Company was the owner of the Harvey House chain of restaurants, hotels and other hospitality industry businesses alongside railroads in the Western United States.

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Frisco, Texas

Frisco is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Collin and Denton counties.

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Grand Canyon Conservancy

Grand Canyon Conservancy, formerly known as Grand Canyon Association, is the National Park Service's official non-profit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, raising private funds, operating retail shops within the park, and providing premier guided educational programs about the natural and cultural history of the region. Grand Canyon Railway and Grand Canyon Conservancy are Grand Canyon.

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Grand Canyon Depot

Grand Canyon Depot, also known as Grand Canyon Railroad Station, was constructed in 1909–10 for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in what is now Grand Canyon National Park. Grand Canyon Railway and Grand Canyon Depot are Grand Canyon and national Register of Historic Places in Grand Canyon National Park.

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Grand Canyon Limited

The Grand Canyon Limited was one of the named passenger trains of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.

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Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park, located in northwestern Arizona, is the 15th site in the United States to have been named as a national park. Grand Canyon Railway and Grand Canyon National Park are Grand Canyon.

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Grand Canyon Railway 29

Grand Canyon Railway No.

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Grand Canyon Railway 4960

Grand Canyon Railway 4960 is a preserved O-1A class 2-8-2 "Mikado" type steam locomotive built in August 1923 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q).

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Grand Canyon Village Historic District

Grand Canyon Village Historic District comprises the historic center of Grand Canyon Village, on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Grand Canyon Railway and Grand Canyon Village Historic District are Grand Canyon, historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona and national Register of Historic Places in Grand Canyon National Park.

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Grand Canyon Village, Arizona

Grand Canyon Village is a census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Coconino County, Arizona, United States. Grand Canyon Railway and Grand Canyon Village, Arizona are Grand Canyon.

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Great Recession

The Great Recession was a period of marked decline in economies around the world that occurred in the late 2000s.

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Heritage railway

A heritage railway or heritage railroad (U.S. usage) is a railway operated as living history to re-create or preserve railway scenes of the past.

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Historic districts in the United States

Historic districts in the United States are designated historic districts recognizing a group of buildings, archaeological resources, or other properties as historically or architecturally significant.

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History of the Grand Canyon area

The known human history of the Grand Canyon area stretches back 10,500 years, when the first evidence of human presence in the area is found.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States.

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John Muir

John Muir (April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was a Scottish-born American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.

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Kalama, Washington

Kalama (ka-LAM-ma) is a city in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.

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KinderCare Learning Centers

KinderCare Learning Centers, LLC is an American operator of for-profit child care and early childhood education facilities founded in 1969 and currently owned by KinderCare Education based in Portland, Oregon.

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Lake Superior and Ishpeming 18

Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad No.

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Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad

The Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad, is a Class III railroad U.S. railroad offering service from Marquette, Michigan, to nearby locations in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Grand Canyon Railway and Lake Superior and Ishpeming Railroad are former Class I railroads in the United States.

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List of heritage railroads in the United States

This is a list of heritage railroads in the United States; there are currently no such railroads in two U.S. states, Mississippi and North Dakota.

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List of heritage railways

This list of heritage railways includes heritage railways sorted by country, state, or region.

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Montreal Locomotive Works

Montreal Locomotive Works (MLW) was a Canadian railway locomotive manufacturer that existed under several names from 1883 to 1985, producing both steam and diesel locomotives.

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National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance.

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National Park Service

The National Park Service (NPS) is an agency of the United States federal government, within the U.S. Department of the Interior.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".

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Natural environment

The natural environment or natural world encompasses all biotic and abiotic things occurring naturally, meaning in this case not artificial.

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NJ Transit

New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit or NJTransit and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey and portions of the states of New York and Pennsylvania.

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Northern Pacific Railway

The Northern Pacific Railway was a transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern tier of the western United States, from Minnesota to the Pacific Northwest. Grand Canyon Railway and northern Pacific Railway are former Class I railroads in the United States.

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Outlaw

An outlaw, in its original and legal meaning, is a person declared as outside the protection of the law.

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Pikes Peak Cog Railway

The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway (also known as the Pikes Peak Cog Railway) is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado.

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Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad

The Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad is a heritage railroad based in Romney, West Virginia.

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Pullman Company

The Pullman Company, founded by George Pullman, was a manufacturer of railroad cars in the mid-to-late 19th century through the first half of the 20th century, during the boom of railroads in the United States.

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Rainwater harvesting

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off.

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Santa Fe 3751

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe 3751 is a class "3751" 4-8-4 "Heavy Mountain" type steam locomotive built in May 1927 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Eddystone (Philadelphia), Pennsylvania for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF). No. 3751 was the first 4-8-4 steam locomotive built for the Santa Fe and was referenced in documentation as type: "Heavy Mountain", "New Mountain", or "Mountain 4-wheel trailer".

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Spokane, Portland and Seattle 539

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway No.

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Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway

The Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway (SP&S) was a railroad in the northwest United States. Grand Canyon Railway and Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway are former Class I railroads in the United States.

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Steam locomotive

A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam.

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Train robbery

Since the invention of locomotives in the early 19th century, trains have often been the target of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables.

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Valle, Arizona

Valle (Grand Canyon Junction) is a census-designated place in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.

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Vegetable oil fuel

Vegetable oil can be used as an alternative fuel in diesel engines and in heating oil burners.

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Via Rail

Via Rail Canada Inc., operating as Via Rail or Via (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada.

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Virginia Railway Express

Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is a commuter rail service that connects outlying small cities of Northern Virginia to Washington Union Station in Washington, D.C. It operates two lines which run during weekday rush hour only: the Fredericksburg Line from Spotsylvania, Virginia, and the Manassas Line from Broad Run station in Bristow, Virginia.

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Williams Depot

Williams Depot is a privately owned train station in Williams, Arizona.

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Williams, Arizona

Williams (Wii Gvʼul) is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located west of Flagstaff.

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Xanterra Travel Collection

Xanterra Travel Collection (formerly Xanterra Parks & Resorts, Amfac Resorts and Amfac Parks & Resorts) is a privately owned American park and resort management company based in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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2-8-0

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles, and no trailing wheels.

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2-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheels on one axle, usually in a trailing truck.

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2000s energy crisis

From the mid-1980s to September 2003, the inflation-adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under US$25/barrel in 2008 dollars.

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See also

American companies disestablished in 1974

American companies established in 1901

Arthur Godfrey

Defunct Arizona railroads

Heritage railroads in Arizona

National Register of Historic Places in Grand Canyon National Park

Rail infrastructure on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona

Railway companies disestablished in 1942

Railway companies established in 1901

Railway companies established in 1989

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Railway

Also known as GCRX, Grand Canyon Railroad, Quivero, Quivero, Arizona, Willaha, Willaha, AZ, Willaha, Arizona, Woodin, AZ, Woodin, Arizona.

, List of heritage railroads in the United States, List of heritage railways, Montreal Locomotive Works, National Historic Landmark, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Natural environment, NJ Transit, Northern Pacific Railway, Outlaw, Pikes Peak Cog Railway, Potomac Eagle Scenic Railroad, Pullman Company, Rainwater harvesting, Santa Fe 3751, Spokane, Portland and Seattle 539, Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, Steam locomotive, Train robbery, Valle, Arizona, Vegetable oil fuel, Via Rail, Virginia Railway Express, Williams Depot, Williams, Arizona, Xanterra Travel Collection, 2-8-0, 2-8-2, 2000s energy crisis.