McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park is a 30 acre railroad park located in Scottsdale, Arizona. It features a gauge railroad, a Magma Arizona Railroad locomotive, a railroad museum, three model railroad clubs and a gauge live steam railroad.

History

In 1967, the Fowler McCormicks donated 100 acre of McCormick Ranch to the City of Scottsdale stipulating that it be used as a park for all people to enjoy. The son of Anne and James A. Stillman, Guy Stillman, assembled his gauge narrow gauge railroad replica in the property. He called it the "Paradise & Pacific Railroad" and was offered to the city in 1971. The U.S. Marines, with the backing of Senator Barry Goldwater, contributed to the railroad's expansion by supplying manpower for the laying of tracks. The park officially opened on October 4, 1975. Originally named McCormick Railroad Park, it was renamed McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in 1996 in recognition of its founder, Guy Stillman. The City of Scottsdale sold 60 acre of the donated land to a developer several years ago.

Attractions

Exhibits

Railroad clubs

Scottsdale Live Steamers: The Scottsdale Live Steamers is a gauge miniature railroad which surrounds the Xeriscape Arboretum and was the former home of the Maricopa Live Steamers. The track is 3000 ft long and has a loading platform, a train shed, a transfer table, a tunnel and one trestle. The layout has two main loops: the outer loop passes over the tunnel and the inner through it. The following three railroad clubs are housed in the McCormick Ranch Bunkhouse:

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