Superstition Mountain Museum Railroad

The Superstition Mountain Museum Railroad (SMMRR) takes you on a journey through Arizona history via a two exhibits, a huge outdoor G- or Garden-scale model train layout that operates November – May, and a smaller layout that operates year-round in the Apacheland barn and features a narrated go-cam video of the larger layout.

This 400 + square-foot railroad layout contains more than 1500 feet of track, powered through the rails, and controlled remotely by volunteer railroad engineers. Passenger and freight trains pulled by steam engines and a trolley are typically scheduled on this railroad. Trains run though St. Amaro, an Arizona Territory in the late 1800s, to Dutchman’s Gulch, a frontier town typical of the 1920s–1930s, past the Roosevelt Dam, gold, silver and copper mines, rodeo grounds and ranches depicting what Arizona looked like in the early days.

In addition to depicting the five C’s of Arizona’s economy, Copper, Citrus, Cotton and Cattle, and Climate, the layout also includes a lumber camp and sawmill, and other track side industries. Frontier life from wagon and stage coach travel to everyday activities in a 1930s town are also featured. The many young (and older) train enthusiasts who visit the museum can see firsthand the historic trains and learn about the prominent role these trains took in the settlement of the West.

To appreciate  how well these exhibits graphically portray the history of Arizona railroading, you’ll have to come and experience it firsthand.  Bring the kids, they’ll love the scavenger hunt!

We are very grateful for the generous donations made to the Superstition Mountain Museum Rail Road (SMMRR). Without their support and the many people who wish to remain anonymous, the G-Scale Model Train Exhibit depicting the history of Arizona Railroading would not have been possible. We appreciate them very much.

Barbara Jebelian
Barb Atkinson
Vincent Simpson
Fred Obermeyer
ABTO – Arizona Big Train Operators
Cindy Hillquist
Sue Lyon
Lou Oates
Dennis & Dana Busby
Al & Linda Wendler
Deano & Carol Bierly
Robert & Veronica Mench
James Kangas
Edwin Hospelhorn
Bob Angel
The HOAGLAND Family
Randy McDaniel
Steve Mulcahy
Perry Riley