Sometimes, to fully appreciate the sight of a towering red rock canyon, you have to travel through it. Aboard the Verde Canyon Railroad, passengers traverse a track that takes them through the canyon ...

CLARKDALE, AZ (AZFamily) — Scary moments for passengers onboard a scenic train ride outside of Sedona on Tuesday when severe weather caused a rock slide, stranding them. Emergency crews were called ...

SEDONA, Ariz. and CLARKDALE, Ariz. , June 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- "Arizona’s longest-running nature show,” Verde Canyon Railroad, has long-been an Arizona Treasure, a destination-driver for the ...

Before the automobile, trains ruled American transit. Many of Arizona’s first resorts, like El Tovar at Grand Canyon and the San Marcos Hotel in Chandler, were based around the railroads. So were the ...

CLARKDALE, AZ--(Marketwired - October 10, 2016) - Just in time for Valentine's Day, on February 11, 12 and 14, 2017, Verde Canyon Railroad "sweetens" the experience aboard its most popular event, ...

Next Sunday’s itinerary: Easter service, followed by an Easter egg hunt, followed by Easter dinner. If your holiday mainstays are feeling as stale as last year’s Peeps, here’s an alternative: rail ...

High above the Verde River, the train snakes along basalt cliffs and rugged red rock walls, its elevated tracks following the curve of the slow-moving water below. Remnants of Indian dwellings appear ...

The Verde Canyon Railroad in Arizona's beautiful north-central canyon country celebrates two anniversaries in 2010. Construction began 100 years ago on the original freight and passenger line, and the ...

In this year leading up to Arizona's centennial, Feb. 14, 2012, we'll reprint a story or excerpts each day from the Arizona Daily Star or Tucson Citizen archives. Oct. 8, 1912 PRESCOTT - Announcement ...