Join us for a quick walking tour of Grand Canyon’s Historic South Rim Village. Happy 120th Birthday to Grand Canyon Railway! | Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel

Take a tour to the Grand Canyon in grand style. Charter your own private car, set of cars, or even a private train. | Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel

For many years, accessing Grand Canyon was very difficult and not for the faint hearted. By 1901, a railroad track was completed to the canyon and a train provided visitors with an alternate mode of transportation. It would replace the eight-hour stagecoach ride from Flagstaff. The train was operated by the Santa Fe Railroad, who eventually began to build structures on the South Rim to accommodate the growing number of visitors. Eventually, the Fred Harvey Company was hired to manage hotels and

Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel is honored to host today’s special charter group! Today’s charter consist is pulled by our historic 4960 Steam Locomotive. To learn more about our charter program, and to book one of your own, please visit us online at: https://www.thetrain.com/charters/ | Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel

The 1901 Grand Canyon Railway opened to fanfare—newspapers praised engineers but never named the Hualapai workers who laid every track. For decades, they were excluded from the tourism economy they built. Today, the Hualapai Nation runs Grand Canyon West. Not a comeback. A continuation. Arizona Native History Indigenous History of Arizona Hidden Arizona Stories Native American History Facts Indigenous Rights in the Southwest Erased Native History Voices of the Desert Native Arizona Tribes Southw