Welcome to Verde Canyon Railroad

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Two FP7 locomotives pull 18 passenger cars through the Verde Canyon to Perkinsville and back.

The engines, built in 1953 by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors, first debuted on the Alaska Railroad for their centennial celebration. Mountain Diesel, a Colorado-based company, purchased the engines and exhibited them at a California museum before their purchase by the Wyoming/Colorado Railroad in Laramie, Wyoming.

In November 1996, the engines were moved to Clarkdale, Arizona. After three months of restoration the classic iron horses were decorated with the Bald Eagle as a tribute to the inhabitants of the Verde Canyon and our American heritage, taking on the symbol of the Verde Canyon Railroad with their exclusive paint scheme. The engines made their maiden journey on Arizona rails on March 8, 1997.

"My husband, son and I thoroughly enjoyed our trip on the Verde Canyon Railroad. The two gals stationed in the Phoenix car with us did an excellent job pointing out the sights along the way and taking care of us."

—Mrs. Brien Dwyer, Prescott Valley, AZ

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