Such a truly wonderful place. The staff is very friendly. I had a wonderful conversation with someone when I was inside of SP 1673 and talked about Union Pacifics Big Boy trip out here last year, and some other things as well.

Great history of the Hidalgo agreement following the American- Mexican War. Great video, photos and artifacts.

We stopped by the Southern Arizona Train Museum on a Sunday afternoon. Located in downtown Tucson we found it easy to park right out front. This gift shop is worth the visit were you can buy Railroad pins and patches. We were able to step out of the museum and walk about 50 feet to the locamotive on site. You can go up the stairs and see first hand how the steam engineer worked the coal and controls. It was a great experience and I will be taking my dad to see. Enjoy!

Great historical place to learn about how trains help develop Tucson

We traveled 36 minutes from our time share to see this cool historic attraction because website said open. We get here and as you can see in pic it is closed due to Covid-19. We were bummed other attractions websites were updated due to Covid temporarily closed. This website wasnt. So we took pics as best we could since made this trip. Want to come again when open. Whoever is in charge of this website should definitely update that its closed save other people the disappointment we experienced.

Admission is free, I however was special and purchased passes through groupon and then found that out. ( RUDE). Location is small and overloaded with information. Very crammed together and lots and lots of reading rather than exploring.The museum itself is small.Ran by volunteers and donations keep it running.There is a train outside that you can climb on and ring the bell.Place IS NOT CHILD FRIENDLY. They try super hard to make it child friendly but laying out coloring pages and handing our lollipops but my 3 toddlers were not assumed. They were more excited seeing a train drive by.Great stop for the older crowd.

Great place to visit while downtown and so worth the small suggested donation. Docents are knowledgeable and friendly.

Small but free museum.

Its quite small but very informative! Be prepared for lots and lots of reading. Its free but they gladly accept donations. Fairly interactive with a few recordings. Theres a train outside with a gentleman thats very knowledgeable about it.

This place is really cool! This is a cool place to brings kids and there is a train that passes every once in a while. The place is just a little run down hit it is really cool!

Small but free museum. Parking is free on Saturdays. Its worth a visit. Plan on about 20 minutes.

Nice place for a short trip. Staff is super friendly and very knowledgeable.

Very small. Not toddler appropriate. Has some cool things regarding the railroad including a large train outside, again not toddler appropriate as there is not guard rails.

Very Interesting and Cool. As a native Tucsonan I learned a little more by this venue and was entertaining. Ring the Bell on the old Locomotive while youre there!

Cool little museum! Its not so much transportation as a whole as it is trains, but still nonetheless interesting. Admission is free, which is always a plus. Theres a small gift shop and indoor section of the museum that has some interesting memorabilia to take a look at. On the outside is the train, which is really cool.

Saw the real train close up and some history of this station. No admission fee, we spent around 45 mins there

Small train museum. Very interesting and everyone was nice to talk to.

Small museum with a lot of information.

This place is really cool and fun. The only thing is that most of the train tracks are elevated, making it hard for little kids (who I would think is the main audience for this venue) to see. But tons of really cool displays with working lights and sounds and buttons so that people can operate the different parts. Odd hours (only open once a month or something) but worth a visit if youre into trains or have a little one who is.

Took my son, he loves trains.. got to show him some history which he loved and he got to ring the bell on the train outside.

This was a goldmine. I had no idea this was here. Great exhibits, helpful staff with personal stories.

Great free stop. The muesum inside gives a great history of the railroads in Tucson and surrounds.

Interesting look back at Tucson train history. Nice gift shop.

Never knew this place existed until I went down to Mayards vintage sales.There is a steam engine park there protected by fencing ,there is wonderful statues , art, etc around the area plus a gift shop.

Fantastic hidden gem located in the recesses of Tucsons Barrio Hollywood. Hard to find from the highway, but it makes the payoff that much more rewarding. The tables have pottery and small arts and crafts inside a glass display case, theres Mexican paper artwork everywhere, and the music is comprised of oldies. The food, though more basic in terms of Tucson Mexican cuisine, was still very good. I highly recommend this place!

There is a lot of Tucson history here. It is a great little museum. The kids loved being able to get into the engineer seat and ring the bell on the train.

Great place to see an old steam locomotive.

Lots of good information and history on planes.

Its a small place, but dont let that fool you. Its loaded with great displays and really well done collections of photos and information. The locomotive they have in the back is beautiful, and you get to climb into it!

Getting up close with a train. Something you do not go every day. Kids love it.

Cute to see and was pretty clean, but couldn’t spend much time in the indoor history area. There was a homeless lady with her bags thrown all over where the tv is and her smell filled the whole building. I was also really uncomfortable as she started following my kids very closely even as we walked into the bathroom. She looked shocked when I shut the door on her. The greeter/staff were also very unkind, we added to the donation box and she couldn’t even say hello back.The train has no one to operate it on the weekdays I guess. So we just read all the signs and then went on to lunch. It was cute to see, but not a place to visit multiple times

$5 donation requested but not required. Has a locomotive engine that you may enter and information about how the train system started in Arizona.

Wonderful exhibits, very informative workers both professional and pleasant.

For free, this is a great place to visit. We went on a second Saturday, which is when they do family events- there was a story time, little tractor-pulled train rides, lots of coloring and crafts, trinkets for kids, and water. It made it worth the drive over. Parking was also free on Saturday. The big steam engine was really cool to see.

Very unique and historic artifacts contained here. And very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable staff!!

Cute small museum with a little bit of John Dillinger history.

Incredibly restored steam engine.

They have an old engine you can climb into and ring the bell. Including big kids like me.

Enjoyed alot my grandpa was a switchman for the railroad back in the day so Ive always been intrigued with trains

Really cool place not the best time of the year to visit

Interesting and kid-friendly. Super friendly and knowledgeable staff.

That was a fun day we enjoyed looking at the old pictures and the old train

Very cool almost hidden train museum, definitely worth checking out. Plus the guy working was very nice and informational

We visited for a school field trip. Nice people. My son loved it! He wants to go back here.

Nice area to spend some time walking..

Fun and free! Donations are encouraged. Small but you could spend a lot of time reading and looking at things. The place has many friendly volunteers. If youre downtown, especially if you have kids, check it out!

So much information in a small place, my 5 and 8 year old loved it!

Small intimate museum. Worth visiting if in the area. Locomotive was interesting to see.

Had to check the spot where Wyatt Earp killed Frank Stillwell back in the day at Tucson train depot

Very cool little museum in the heart of downtown Tucson. Parking is metered. It is FREE! There is a small museum with a lot of memorabilia. There is also an engine with quite a history. The man that wad there yesterday had actually worked on this engine and could tell you so many interesting facts and stories. This museum is right next to the train tracks. Two trains went through while we were there and my boys were thrilled!!

Fantastic little hidden gem.

Very nice little museum. I did not see a docent though. Would be nice to have some personal attention to communicate

Interesting but watch out for parking police!

This place is amazing. Kids loved it as much as I did. They touched everything and rang the . There is a ton of stuff to look at and learn, so many things

Its free. Volunteers are nice. Its not a big museum, but its interesting to see the history of trains in Tucson.

Very informational. The kids loved learning how and getting to use the morse code machine. And they loved the train that circled around the ceiling too

Nice people. Lots of stuff for small kids to do and FREE

This place is very cool with old trains, right by the active railway, a small museum with interesting history and a great atmosphere for an evening party.

Great little place and the kids loved climbing on the old engine!

Good place with family

Sleepy little museum with a nice locomotive you can climb on

A great place to learn about Tucsons early days.

This was a lot smaller and less. Organized than I expected

You can climb up the ladder and be a conductor.

Nice little museum. Love it

Tucsons railroad history is amazing and this museum caters to train buffs. This museum hosts events about Tucson railroad History that are kid and adult friendly.

Nice little museum. Packed with memorable. Locomotive also.

Small, very informative and great for small kids! We took our toddler there and she had a great time playing with the small wooden train set they had and typing morse code. The museum was closing and we couldnt get her to leave the big locomotive they have put back...we all had a blast! The volunteers were knowledgable and easy to talk to. Cant beat the price (free) either.

Would be a great time if the folks would stop hard selling to my 4yr old

Great place to go to. Very small

Nice place, there are some fancy restaurants inside the station where you can have a very good meal

Great location for santa pictures

Friendly volunteer staff, lovely atmosphere, many many interesting fact to learn about Tucson in general and the Southern Pacific Railway. There is a toy railroad inside to play with for the little ones and a real locomotive to climb outside!! My toddler and I had a lot of fun. We will be back.

Nice little museum. Lots of info and its free and only accepts donations. If youre downtown, worth a stop in. You can actually go inside the locomotive too.

Has ghosts in it.. I have works w him...and flad to see more stuff ..

Very friendly and patient staff. Well worth stopping for.

Great little museum on Arizona railways, and the locomotive was really cool, could be more, but enjoyed it

Nice display, great info

Great place and very interesting!!

It is alright. Not much to actually do

A great piece of history. Fun for the whole family.

Nice, informative and friendly little museum

A small train museum. It was fun to climb on the locomotive engine.

If you love railroads, its a must see - excellent docents

Close to early every day, not big and not very attraction for kids, but good enough for the price, and for rest attraction.

Amazing place, full of Amazing history.

Not bad the kids loved it wish they had more trains, They do have a life size bronze casting of Wyatt Earp and doc holiday

The kids really liked seeing the big train outside

Run entirely by friendly volunteers. Donation-only admission. Plan an hour or less, though, as it is small-scale. A nice stop on downtown sight-seeing routes!

Cool little stop for train history

Interesting small museum

Love history nice volunteers

Great little train museum, the volunteers are super knowledgeable and friendly!

Super nice patient people

Great place to spend some time in Downtown Tucson.

Staff was nice

Great place to visit with the family

Small Museum with very friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Small Museum focused on the rail development around Tucson.

Lots of fun.Very interesting