After an extensive restoration, the Grand Canyon Railway was reopened to ... regaling them with stories about the history of the train and the region. Several passengers appreciated the ...

One of the most significant milestones in the history of Grand Canyon train tours was the construction of the Grand Canyon Railway in 1901. The railway was built to transport ore from the mines in ...

and Santa Fe Railway extended its tracks to the South Rim in 1901, construction of even more buildings began. Yearly visitation rose into the tens of thousands. By 1919, the Grand Canyon was ...

They’re rolling lessons in geology and ecology, not to mention history ... the coast and traversing a canyon system larger and deeper than the Grand Canyon. The railway is an engineering ...