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The Grand Canyon Railway (reporting mark GCRX) is a heritage railroad which carries passengers between Williams, Arizona, and the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The 64-mile (103 km) railroad, built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , was completed on September 17, 1901.
Williams Depot is now the southern terminus for the Grand Canyon Railway, containing a gift shop, coffee stand, rest room facilities, ticket counter and restaurant. Although the Fray Marcos hotel closed in 1954, the original building remains and is the oldest poured-concrete structure in the state of Arizona. [ 14 ]
The collection and drop-off point was the Grand Canyon Railway Hotel adjacent to the refurbished Williams Depot, now the southern terminus of the Grand Canyon line. In 2017, the Grand Canyon Railway announced they would be discontinuing their shuttle that connected this station with their station and hotel in Williams, [13] forcing the station ...
From the reorganization committee, by deed dated August 15, 1901, the Grand Canyon Railway acquired title to 63.810 miles of main line extending from Williams to Grand Canyon, Ariz. This was the property previously owned by The Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railroad Company, together with additions made by the committee.
In 1901 the Santa Fe Railroad completed a 64-mile (103-km) branch from Williams, Arizona, to "Grand Canyon Village" at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park. The first scheduled train arrived from Williams on September 17 of that year; branch line trains and excursions from Southern California, Chicago, and Texas could run directly to the ...
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