This 1894 Peoria Depot was acquired in March of 1972, just as it was about to be demolished by its owner, the Santa Fe Railroad. It had a been a station along the route of the Santa Fe, Prescott, and Phoenix Railway, which was nicknamed the “Peavine.” The Atchison, Topeka, and SantaFe Railway Company closed the Peoria Station effective August 4, 1969, then transferred operations to the depot in Glendale, AZ. E.V. O’Malley donated materials to restore the station after it was moved to the railroad park. Prior to it being the Scottsdale Railroad Museum entrance, it served as Bill’s Trains and Tools shop and also Roy’s Train World.
Prior to being moved to Park (above).
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