Hours of Operation & Admission
Plan your visit to the Arizona Railway Museum
📍 Location
Physical Address:
330 E. Ryan Road
Chandler, AZ 85286
Ryan Road is south of Germann and east of Arizona Avenue
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 842
Chandler, AZ 85244
Phone: (480) 821-1108
🕒 Operating Hours
Season:
Open: September 6, 2025 - May 31, 2026
Closed: June, July, August
Weekend Hours:
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Weekdays:
Closed Monday-Friday
Holiday Closures:
Easter Sunday
💵 Admission Fees
| Category | Price |
|---|---|
| Family (2 Adults, 3 Children) | $40 |
| Adult (12+ years) | $15 |
| Child (2-12 years) | $10 |
| Infant (Under 2 years) | Free |
| Active Military (with ID) | Free |
ARM is a Blue Star Museum
✅ Your Admission Includes
- Self-guided yard tour - Walk around our outdoor yard to view the equipment. Placards are located near each piece describing the historical significance. The yard is open-air (uncovered) and surfaced in crushed rock. Comfortable walking shoes are highly recommended.
- Display building access - View our smaller artifacts collection, visit the Gift Shop, and use restroom facilities.
- Interior car access - Walk through 4 to 8 passenger cars and a caboose to view the interior features and furnishings.
Accessibility Note: Museum cars are not configured for disabled access. All doors and hallways are original width, and entering/exiting the cars requires climbing stairs.
👥 Group Tours
Tours are available for groups on a limited basis. As we are an all-volunteer organization, tours need to be scheduled in advance.
To schedule a tour:
Email: tours@azrymuseum.org
🎉 Party Car Rentals
Want to have a birthday party in a caboose or a larger party in a passenger car? The party caboose has a single large open interior with tables, chairs, and plenty of room for a kids party.
For scheduling:
Email: party@azrymuseum.org
📷 Photography & Videography Policy
Private & Student Use: FREE
Videos and photos for private/student use are permitted free of charge as long as they do not disrupt other visitors. Equipment should be limited to a single camera, flash, and tripod.
Taking family vacation photos or learning photography? Great!
Commercial Use: PERMIT REQUIRED
Commercial photography (including for-profit portrait photography) requires a video/photo permit PRIOR to the day of the shoot.
If there is money involved (including between photographer and client), it's a commercial shoot.
☀️ Summer Hours (June, July, August)
We are officially closed during the summer months. However, we have a few stalwart volunteers that come semi-regularly on Saturday mornings (typically 7:30-9:00am) to work on their projects.
If the gates are open, you are welcome to enter. There is no guarantee someone will be working, so it is up to luck. Access to the display cars is not guaranteed (but you may get a chance to see inside other cars not normally open for display).
Most of the equipment is visible through the perimeter fence, so your trip won't be wasted.
About the Arizona Railway Museum
The Arizona Railway Museum was founded and incorporated in 1983 as a non-profit, educational and historical organization. The Museum is dedicated to the railways of Arizona and the Southwest.
The Arizona Railway Museum is a community effort towards the acquisition, restoration, preservation and display of railway equipment, artifacts and mementos related to railways of the past and present.
All restoration efforts are funded solely from membership dues and public contributions. The Museum is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization.
We are a 100% all-volunteer operation. We do what we do (unpaid) because we believe in the importance of preserving and presenting Arizona's railroad history.