November 10, 2016 - October 8, 2017

Exhibit Overview
The introduction of rail service to the area resulted in a transformation of Tempe and the Salt River Valley. The ability to move people and goods in vast quantities resulted in community growth, increased prosperity and significant change.

Trains of Tempe consisted of information panels with photographs that featured an overview of the train history of Tempe. Special topic panels focused on bridges, special trains, stations and train companies that operated in Tempe. A number of artifacts related to trains were displayed, some from the museum's collection, others from the Arizona Railway Museum in Chandler, as well as private collectors.

Exhibit Highlights
Visitors enjoyed interactive areas such as dress-up station and "selfie" photo op, and telegraph stations to send and receive messages in Morse Code.


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Resources

Want to explore more artifacts and photos from the museum's collection? Click here to access the eMuseum online database.