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Site Updated - January 29, 2010

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UP runs a 3.5 mile long train.

On 1/10/2010 the Union Pacific ran a train 18000 ft. or 3.5 miles long. The train had 4 sets of engines. 3 in front, 2 sets of 2 in the middle and 2 at the end. Here is a link to a You Tube video of this train. There are links there to a couple more videos of this.

Finally got some terrific pictures to add to the photo gallery page.

It's with sadness that I  announce that the Meadows & Lake Kathleen Railroad is up for sale.

The Meadows & Lake Kathleen is an outdoor about 5/16 scale railroad that include a diesel and steam locomotive along with rolling stock. Click on the link above for more info.

Picture of the month.

A member of the Yuma Model Railroad club found this. Remember the old Athern flatcar with a boat on it that we all thought never happened? Well it did and here is the proof.

The club is looking to sell its complete collection of Model Railroader magazines. This is a complete collection from year 1 volume 1 to present day. Please E-mail us if you are interested in acquiring this rare collection.

Visit railroad web rings.

Videos of a Baldwin DRS 6-6-1500 and Plymouth 1943 ML-8.

Click on picture for videos.

Please note, I am always looking for your input. If you have pictures, articles, information about a train related event, etc., let me know. It has a good chance to be posted. Thanks.

The purpose of this site is to help promote the great hobby of model railroading as well as highlight the real railroad in a fun and informative forum. While the bulk of the site will deal with model railroading it will cover some of the rail fanning that can be done in Arizona 

This site also hosts The Ponderosa North Model Railroad Club, to present the clubs latest activities and achievements. The Ponderosa North was founded over 30 years ago to promote the fascinating hobby of model railroading. Today that tradition continues with the clubs participation in all of the major rail shows and presentations, like Scottsdale's Annual Rail Fair at the Stillman-McCormick Railroad Park. Most members of the PN are also members of the Arizona Division of the National Model Railroad Association and many of the members have served as officers in the Association and in other leadership positions.

Arizona has got to be one of the most fascinating places in the United States to be involved in railroading of any type - be it rail fanning, model railroading, collecting train memorabilia, or historical investigation. Arizona itself, is an amazing landscape of striking contrasts - from snow covered forests in the north, to blazing desert sands in the south. And Arizona owes a great deal of its current existence to the railroads.

The state hosts the transcontinental lines of both the major western railroads: The Union Pacific and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe. And both of those lines are steeped in historical predecessors, the Atlantic & Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Southern Pacific, and even the Texas and Pacific. And the state is filled with optimistic short lines to serve the lumbering and mining interests of the earliest pioneers. Lines like the United Verde & Pacific, Verde Tunnel and Smelter, Arizona Mineral Belt, El Paso & Southwestern, Arizona Eastern, Maricopa & Phoenix, Bradshaw Mountain, etc. Many are fallen flags, but some are new like the Black Mesa & Lake Powell and the many incarnations of the Apache Railway.

So, once again, Welcome Aboard Arizona Rails! 

Attention Rail Fans & Model Railroaders

A quick reminder to all of our visitors, if you are aware of any railroad or model railroad related news or information in the Arizona or Desert Southwest areas, we would be most appreciative if you would forward it to us. This includes any activities by railfan groups, model railroad clubs, or a lone-wolf who is in love with trains.  Send information to the Webmaster: Mark J. Redmond.

Sites to visit 

Model Rail News Page: A layout you can build. The first Ponderosa North layout.

Ponderosa Page: Home page of the Ponderosa North Model Railroad Club.  See what the latest event the club has been working on.

Arizona Rail Calendar: This page lets you know what events are taking place that deal with Model Railroading in Arizona & will list NMRA events as well.

Arizona Rail Links: This page lists several other web sites for model railroad club sites, national & local organizations, scenic railroads in the southwest region  as well as other sites of interest in the railroad world.

In Memory Of: This page is dedicated to remembering those club members who are no longer with us.

Tips & Tricks: This page we share our thoughts on products we have used, how to projects we have done and tricks that help you enjoy the hobby of model railroading.

Railroad Web Rings

What's New

January 29, 2010 - Update Club page photo gallery page, calendar page and links page.
December 24, 2009 - Update club page and calendar page add December Arizona Railway Museum newsletter.
November 27, 2009 - Updated club and calendar pages.
October 23, 2008 - Updated Rail Calendar, Links and Club pages including a page on Railfair 2009.
September 27, 2009 - Updated Rail Calendar and Club pages.
August 21, 2009 - Updated the calendar and club pages. Added newsletters to the ARM page.
July 25, 2008 - Update Club page and Rail Calendar page.
June 26, 2009 - Update Club page and Rail Calendar page and links page.

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