Magma Arizona Railroad Engine No. 6 hauled copper ore from Superior to Magma, Arizona for 38 years. Built in October 1907 by the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the hard working 4-6-0 engine served the mining railroads of Arizona for 54 years before being retired in January 1960. Engine No. 6 was purchased by the Scottsdale Railroad and Mechanical Society in 1977 and is the only Arizona & New Mexico engine remaining in Arizona.
The Roald Amundsen Pullman Car was built in 1928 for $205,000. As one of the last cars built by the Pullman Company, the Roald Amundsen is best known for its presidential travel. The car provided maximum security and was used at various times by every president from Herbert Hoover through Dwight Eisenhower. It was on this car in 1940 that President Franklin Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister W. L. McKenzie King signed the Ogdensberg Declaration, an agreement that provided for the joint defense of North America, now known as NORAD. The car was donated to the park in 1971 by Mr. and Mrs. Franz Talley.
The Baggage Car houses the Railroad Museum and is one of four dining cars built by the Pullman Company for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Built in 1914 and converted to carry baggage during World War II, the Santa Fe Baggage-express car is typical of those utilized throughout the Santa Fe System. The car completed its many years of service as an electrical shop facility in the company's Phoenix yard and was moved to McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park in 1982.
The Gabe Brooks Machine Shop was built in 1930 by Mr. Brooks, widely considered the finest machinist in the country during World War II. It still contains original machining equipment.
Though predominantly railroad oriented, the park contains two attractions that provide insight into the unique character of the Southwest.

There are two Navajo Hogans located on site, and are two of only three that exist off the Northern Arizona Navajo Indian Reservation. The other hogan is located at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.

The Xeriscape Arboretum has been growing since 1980. Containing as many as 100 plants from arid regions, each plant is identified by name, origin, growth characteristics, and blooming season(s).

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7301 E. Indian Bend Road ~ Scottsdale, Arizona 85250 ~ 480-312-2312