TCA Desert Division

05/09/2026

The annual Desert Division Pizza Meetza and educational segment "Bring your favorite steam engine"

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

05/08/2026

The sage-scaped mesas of central Arizona are vast, broken by shiny steel rails guiding BNSF trains – about 65 a day. One town here is Winslow, Arizona, located on our Southern Transcon line that connects California with Chicago and points beyond. Winslow has a busy railyard and crew-change point.

05/08/2026

05/07/2026

The Western Heritage Center presents the world premiere of two documentaries on Prescott’s own “Impossible Switchback Railroad”. Our first feature profiles the thrilling true story of the construction of the spectacular Bradshaw Mountain Railroad, which traveled from Prescott to Crown King. The railway was thought to be “impossible” to build when proposed by Frank Murphy in 1900! Yet through engineering genius, tons of dynamite, and the tenacity of 600 immigrant laborers, it was completed in 1904, only to be abandoned by the Santa Fe Railway 20 years later and be almost completely forgotten when its rail bed was turned into a road. Featuring 10 switchbacks, 31 trestle bridges, and a 142-foot tunnel, the railroad was a marvel of ingenuity and engineering.

Our second feature, “Riding the Impossible,” uses Google Earth flyovers and generative AI animations to let viewers experience a simulated ride on this incredible train again, 100 years after it disappeared. You’ll ride virtually on the Impossible Railroad’s switchbacks, road cuts, bridges, and a tunnel to Crown King, and see how the Crown King Road differs from the railway route.

The films are based on the recently published book, “The Impossible Switchback Railroad”. The authors and film producers, Jeff and Steve Titchenal, will be personally meeting, greeting, and signing books before and after the showings.

Tickets here: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36609/production/1273032?performanceId=11798434