ARM Research Collection - High level summary

The Arizona Railway Museum currently has over 42,000 cataloged pieces of railroad related artifacts stored in our archives.  The collection is available for academic research.  However, due to our all-volunteer staffing, access to the collection is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY.

We are always interested in donations that will expand our collection. 

2D/3D Artifacts

Data from:

 6/23/2017 5/31/2018 6/1/2019 10/1/2020 3/17/2022 3/30/2023

Count of artifacts (lanterns, rule books, tickets, timetables, maps, menus, passes, documents, track tools, etc):

 19,814 21,410 25,139 30,814 34,769 36,062

Count of Audio/Visual materials (Photos, 35mm slides, film, records, recordings, etc.):

 4,201 4,700 5,216 6,499 7,719 8,361

Total count of cataloged items:

 24,015 26,110 30,355 37,313 42,488 46,423
             

Number of different railroads/manufacturers/organizations:

1225 1347 1452 1,692 1,863 1952
             

 

Reference Library

The museum maintains a collection of books relating to railroad history. 

Currently, the collection contains over 4,200 titles.

 

Reference Periodical Library

The museum maintains collections of the following publications. 

"Bulletin" - National Railway Historical Society

Classic Toy Trains
Classic Trains
CTC Board
Diesel Era
Extra 2200 South
Flimsies
Key, Lock & Lantern
Locomotive and Railway Preservation
Narrow Gauge & Shortline Gazette
NRHS "Bulletin"
Pacific Rail News
Passenger Train Journal
Private Varnish
Railroad History

Railroad Stories / Railroad / Railfan / Railfan & Railroad
"Streamliner" - Union Pacific Historical Society
Timetable Collector
Trains
Trains Illustrated
"Trainline" - Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society
Vintage Rails
"Warbonnet" - Santa Fe Historical & Technical Society
Western Railroader
 
And more...
 
 
 

 

Inquiries for research should be made by emailing the museum Curator here.

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