Paradise & Pacific RR
The Paradise and Pacific RailRoad club was first incorporated in 1975 and has been in continuous operation ever since. Originally called a “Tinplate” club for the method of producing trains in the early 1900’s, we have been housed in the McCormick Stillman Railroad Park in Scottsdale, Arizona over our entire life span.
Over the years a few hundred train enthusiasts have called the P&P home, and have built, modified, and run their trains for the public at the Park.
The model train layouts (O, HO, and N), which are operated by independent clubs with their own source of funding, were housed in what was once the bunk house of an operating ranch. The old layouts are gone, but the clubs are still in the Park.
Now there is a new model railroad building at the Park and it houses these three clubs in greatly expanded areas. We hope you will visit us here in our new facility.
Trains are the common denominator here at the P&P. Boys and girls, young and old, and everywhere in between share the experience that has been a part of our lives for more than a century. TRAINS!
Our train size is the O gauge made popular by Lionel in the early 1900’s and commonly referred to as “toy trains”, though modern production methods have taken O gauge into the 21st century with a bang. Computers in toy trains? YES!
A Little About Us
Visit here to see who will be running when you visit the McCormick Stillman RR Park.
A new building has been constructed which houses the three model RR layouts in a spacious and comfortable setting. The new Model Railroad Building was opened on January 27, 2011. The O gauge club has been running every day since the opening, and will continue to do so each day.
Even when a member is not present trains will start and stop (hopefully) triggered by motion sensors along the visitor aisles. In addition to the trains there are accessories that may be started by touch pads located at glass panel intersections on the aisles.
Construction continues on all of the layouts, so stop in, chat with the club members, and see how it’s built!
A Custom-Made Bridge
from
EagleWings Iron Craft
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