On September 15, 2012, the Whistle Stop Rail Road Club will open a long anticipated Rail Road Museum in the Kingman Train Depot. The Depot currently serves as an Amtrak waiting room on the west end and a Hertz Rent-A-Car office in the center space. The museum will occupy the east end of the building.
The Kingman Train Depot dates back to 1907. Mohave County Historian Dan Messersmith note in his book,
Images of America – Kingman (released 2010), that it is the third depot in Kingman. The other two had been destroyed by fire, with t he first being built in 1900. With embers from the steam locomotives' flutes, fires were common. Kingman about burned down twice (around 1890 and again in 1898).
The depot sits not far from the famous Kingman water tanks, which once served thirsty steam locomotives, and now tower into the sky with a Rusinko mural of a locomotive bursting out with a gush of water. It's part of the history and experience in a rail road town!
For more on the museum, visit
http://www.whistlestoprailroadclub.org/railroad%20museum.htm.
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| The club has several artifacts going on display representing Santa Fe RR history in the area. |
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| This view captures most of the space in the museum. The floor will have three operating train displays. |
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| A Lionel display, some pieces in this display are close to 100 years old. |
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| Part of an existing display being refurbished and included in the museum. |
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| This image shows the naked framework under construction. The track is designed to have a smooth climb and decent throughout the HO scale display. |
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| Kingman Water Tank with mural |
On September 15, 2012, the Whistle Stop Rail Road Club will open a long anticipated Rail Road Museum in the Kingman Train Depot. The Depot currently serves as an Amtrak waiting room on the west end and a Hertz Rent-A-Car office in the center space. The museum will occupy the east end of the building.
