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, are housed in what was once the bunk house of an operating ranch.
Now there is a new model railroad building being built at the Park and it will house these three clubs in greatly expanded areas. We hope you will visit us here and 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 is under construction which will house the three model RR layouts in a spacious and comfortable setting. While we are getting the new building ready we hope to continue our weekend running of the O gauge trains for our guests. We enjoy your visits and even provide some additional excitement when we are engaged in conversation with you. To some, these are train wrecks, but to the P&P members these are “events”! We seldom break anything during events but there will be a delay as we chide ourselves for our inattention, and weave our way among the guests to set things right. Please be patient while we get things running again, and enjoy the quiet!
A Custom-Made Bridge
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EagleWings Iron Craft
