Flagstaff's Train Depot
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I was there in 2000, looks like it hasn’t changed much. It’s not surprising that a train was going by, there are several trains every hour. There’s a webcam on the station so you can watch the trains from anywhere at any time 😊
Oh my gosh, I had no idea there was a WebCam! Is it watchable on their website or something?
Virtual railcam Flagstaff
Flagstaff is a nice town. Also great video and nice train catch.
Thank you!!! And yes, it sure is! I will have to go back and see more of Flagstaff 😊
I lived in Flag back in middle 60s to 71 and never got into the station.
I'll be making a trip through Flag in a week or 2 and I think we will be stopping now after sering your video.
@@vincebreen3-55 I love hearing that!!! And that Owl Cafe is yummy and around the corner. Enjoy 🤗🤗
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Lisa,
Thank you for making this video! I’ve been to the Flagstaff train station twice but that was when on I was on Amtrak’s Southwest Chief. Since it goes through Flagstaff at night I was asleep both times. So, I’ve been to Flagstaff but haven’t seen it yet. 😂
Oh, wow! Well then I’m so glad you found this video and got a gimpse of the depot and train going by in the ☀️🚂☺️
This video was a great way to start my morning Lisa 👍
Oh gosh 😌☺️ I’m so happy to hear that ☺️
GREAT video, Lisa, and thanks for sharing! I am VERY familiar with Flagstaff and its iconic station which is one of the BEST places in the USA to gaze at passing trains along with La Plata, MO. and the Amtrak Station there and Depot Inn nearby. I LOVE Arizona and even looked at real estate in Flagstaff and several other Arizona cities years ago, especially Prescott. It is my second favorite state after Kansas, though I am a native from San Jose, CA. who currently lives in Albuquerque. Yes, it often gets quite windy in Northern Arizona like here in New Mexico, especially in the spring, and beware of the torrential thunderstorms in the summer in Flagstaff and the severe blizzards in the winter time. Glad you had a nice day on your visit and Meteor Crater east of Flagstaff and south of I-40 is also worth a visit along with the world-famous Grand Canyon north of Flagstaff. Happy Traveling and be safe out there on the road! 😎
Good to know about the wild weather in Flagstaff, and added La Plata, MO to my list. So much to see in this big and amazing country. Thank you for the safe wishes and interesting backstory you shared.
@@LisaKEntertainment You are very welcome and thanks for your reply. Glad I found your YT channel and will be looking forward to more episodes. Glad you got your car fixed in Flagstaff. I got very nice road travel and train vibes from you in this video and for some reason, you reminded me of a former grammar and high school classmate named Debbie who I still am in touch with. 😎 Glad you have such a LOVE for trains that I have always had and I am almost 71. And yes, that Flagstaff Amtrak Station is a GREAT place to shop and visit with the workers there as I have also found out. You will also LOVE La Plata, MO. and say hello to Bob and Amy there at the cozy and nostalgic station. (I will be there in September and can hardly wait!) And the nearby Depot Inn in town is a GREAT place for an overnight stay when in the area but advance reservations are a MUST! Finally, when it the Midwest, check out the AWESOME train store in Deschler, NE. It might be the BEST store of its kind in the country! Take care and be safe out there on the road! 😎
As a kid I used to get on Amtrak at Flagstaff. Use to atop in Winslow at La Posada or went the other way to LA. Went to the other LA Louisiana getting on the train at Maricopa. Back then Amtrak had more stops lot of old cafes and diners, sadly not around. EL Paso still has the Burroto Lady. Across Union station in LA still has a great place for taquitos? I hope. El Rancho Grande. Safe travels.😊
That’s really cool. Thank you for sharing all of that. I had the best burrito ever in Tucumcari, and filmed a little bit at the old depot there that I will share before long on here. I’ll be returning to Union Station in the next couple of months, as well. Beautiful place. I love to travel! It’s really cool you got to do all those trips as a kid.
That Kinda Reminds That Of Me When I a Little Boy And After that I Was Hooked On Trains For Life And I Will Never Shake the Train Bug.
Yes, last year, in March 2023, We took the Grand Canyon railroad to the south rim of the canyon. I had never seen the Grand Canyon before. My wife got tickets for their dome car. The trip was about 60 miles one way. We loved it. That was the best way to go to the Grand Canyon. The railroad did a nice job. I think that the train that is running in your video is the BN&SF mainline, If I remember that right. Great video.Thanks.
Yep, the BNSF : ) I've been to the Grand Canyon, but haven't ridden the train there. Sounds epic!
the doom car...
@@FrankTedesco Luckily, it sounds like they had a fabulous time in the dome car and weren’t doomed whatsoever ☺️👍👍
Never heard of Flagstaff until watching this video. Honestly really loos like a nice area while watching freight trains go by
Mountains and trees, nice folks… beautiful place, indeed!
Neat ,thanks for showing the inside of the station .
You’re welcome! Any station or abandoned train yard or interesting spot you’d recommend me visiting?
I've lived in Arizona for 32 years and been to Flagstaff many, many times. Unfortunately, the sprawl up and down the two major connector streets has made taken away from the first time I was in Flagstaff in August of 1992. At that time I believe the main lumber mill had either recently closed or was about to close. Traffic, especially when the Maricopa County residents descend on Flagstaff on holiday weekends, is almost as bad as Phoenix now. I am a former employee of Arizona State Parks and was there for a statewide conference in August of 1992. Although Flagstaff is probably one of the more "Progressive" communities in a very, uh Conservative state (Red State), it still has not recognized the value of public transportation and better urban and environmental planning. Considering current trends in Arizona my guess is that any significant change for better land and environmental planning is not likely to happen.
@@Corielle6115 thank you for sharing your perspective, and for your work in the state parks system 😊🙏🏼
@@LisaKEntertainment You're welcome. It sounds like you were passing through Arizona on the way to somewhere else. Arizona relies on tourism for a significant source of its income. Ironically enough that includes students at Arizona's three public universities including Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, not far from the train depot. A high percentage of students at NAU are NOT from Arizona. I'm not sure what the figures are but my guess would be 40-60%, At oine time many Californians would come to either NAU, Arizona State University (Phoenix/Tempe), or the University of Arizona (Tucson) because out of state tuition in Arizona was cheaper than in state tuition in California. I'm not sure if tuition rates are less than California anymore. I got a Masters at Arizona State after my time at AZ State Parks but never returned to work there. Since then I've worked in private industry and for Maricopa County.
Hi Lisa. I have not been there. Beautiful depot. Thanks for sharing with us. 😎👍🏼
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Make your way to Southern Nevada. I'll be your tour guide and show you how the railroad played a huge part in the construction of the Hoover Dam. The local county museum also has artifacts including houses the railroad built in the early 1900's. We can tour the Nevada Southern Railroad and also take a look on Fremont St and find the marker that denotes the location where land was sold, marking the origins of Las Vegas. Let me know if you're interested. Thanks, Terry
Oh, wow! That sounds so interesting and is such a nice offer, Terry! I went to the Hoover dam on my first trip out west with my family, but didn’t learn about all that. My dad went recently and had a really good time. I’ll have to ask him how much of this he experienced. That could be a fun trip!
@@LisaKEntertainment It'll probably take more than a day to see and experience these historical locations, plan on being here for a few days. I forgot to mention, although the rail/ties have been removed from Boulder City to the Hoover Dam, the National Park Service turned it into a walk/bike trail. It's several miles and there are 5 tunnels, along with awesome views of lake mead. Terry
@@PennCentral99 I like hiking, and love the idea of getting that in in the process.
The track was owned by the Santa Fe until the merged with Burtington Northern now the BNSF. It is there main route between Chicago and LA. Amtrak runs daliy trains (Southwest Cheif) on this route. There is heavy frieght traffic on it.
Another great video, Lisa!
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Now how cool is that? A beautifully preserved vintage train station (Man, is that place BUILT! Stone blocks and all!) with a "Twelve-inch-to-the-foot-scale" operating model railroad right outside the door! 🤣
I can't tell you what's to see that's "railroady" out your way but here in the Richmond VA area there's two well-preserved atations. One's in Ashland VA on the old RF&P (now CSX) mainline that been saved as a visitor center and RF&P mini-museum, and you can get close enough to the passing trains to touch 'em, not that you should! There's also the old C&O station in downtown Richmond, a well-preserved turn of the 20th Century station that's now used by Amtrak.
Thanks for bringing us along Lisa!
I’ve been meaning to go to Richmond. Never been and heard great things. And my dad and stepmom have been in their bikes on the creeper Trail, where the railroad used to be. thanks for all of that interesting information and the recommendations. Most of my family are still in North Carolina, so I’m definitely back in that region regularly.
Also, you cracked me up about the “12 inch..” 🤣 comment.
@@LisaKEntertainmentSince your dad runs a train shop I KNEW you'd get the gag!
just found you, Super Cute Fun Lady, and you like trains!.... Arizona is my State if you have any questions about trains here.
Hi 🤗 any special train spots you would suggest I go to in Arizona? I’m glad you found me on here 👍👍🤗
Williams just down the road of Flag has a train that goes to the South Rim Grand Canyon. Train gets robbed on the way back to Williams. Just south of Sedona is Clarksdale, nice canyon train ride. Jerome next to Clarksdale has old Europe town vibes. It's considered a ghost town, will old mining town with wine tasting. And you can hike an old rail tunnel west of Williams. 😊
The Grand canyon railroad is in Williams Arizona roughly 20 mi west of Flagstaff
When you get to Los Angeles, consider taking Amtrak's "Coast Starlight" to Seattle. It's a gorgeous route that you can't see by car. It's an overnight trip each way on the train. The night time hours are different in each direction. Just north of San Jose, the train runs through an old ghost town on one of the islands in the SF Bay.
If you find yourself in the San Jose area for a while, the Niles District in Fremont is where the old Essanay movie studio was located. That's where most of the Charlie Chaplin and Bronco Billy movies were made. There's a historic theater and museum there. There's also a tourist train that runs between there and the town of Sunol. Its right of way was part of the original transcontinental railroad when it was extended from Sacramento through Stockton and Fremont to Oakland.
In Sacramento, a few blocks from the Amtrak station, is the California Railroad Museum. That makes for an interesting day.
About halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento is the town of Fairfield. East of Fairfield along Hwy 12 about halfway to the town of Rio Vista is the Western Railway Museum, which is dedicated to intercity trolley trains that were once common throughout the region.
And if you go all the way out to Colorado, check out the Colorado Railroad Museum in the city of Golden. They have locomotives and rolling stock representing several generations of railroading. They also have most of the "Galloping Geese" from the old Rio Grande Southern railway. Golden is also the site of the original Coors brewery. A river flows past it, so now you know where the famous Rocky Mountain Spring Water comes from. And kids swim in it, so now you know where it gets its flavor. 😉
That’s all fascinating! I’m so glad you shared that. I lived in San Francisco for five years, but never knew about that theater, museum, etc. I drove to North Carolina going straight up from LA to the Seattle area and then across. I haven’t taken the train past Northern California’s Wine country. Thank you for the recommendations, Paul!
A railroad event about to start. Union Pacific will run a live steam locomotive, from Cheyenne, Wy. to Sacramento, Ca. See more here on YT,.
Thank you! I’ve spent a lot of time in Montana for work and play, and been to Grand Teton National Park, but haven’t done that route, or by train before. The western part of the country is full of so much amazing geography. I bet that will be a really cool ride.
@@LisaKEntertainment Search 'U P steam schedule' , and it should give the link. It'll give times and stops. Best for trackside photo ops. This is the largest operating steam loco running now.
They run a train that goes from that depot to the Grand Canyon. It’s a fun excursion that you should check out!
I'm so glad you told me that! I was just looking up train trips, from the Orient Express to the train from Chicago out West... and the Surfliner... I will have to ask my dad if he's ridden the train you mentioned. I know he's been on one in Colorado - and he took us all to Cass, WV growing up.
@@LisaKEntertainment No problem! The trip is also family friendly and a whole lot of fun.
The world is a big place, and I'm getting excited discovering all of the possibilities: www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/worlds-most-amazing-train-journeys
East of Flagstaff, in Winslow, is a city park themed after the old Eagles tune "Take It Easy". It's in the downtown area along business rte. 66.
Thank you for the travel suggestion! I had a fantastic time, road tripping across the country and definitely want to do it again.
Flagstaff is the nicest town/city in AZ. Stayed in at hotel in Winslow, I was not impressed
@@gregmckinley5178 I definitely want to go back to Flagstaff. I arrived at nearly 11 PM, explore the next morning, a little bit, just in town, and then had to get on the road to make it all the way to Los Angeles. my brother Jordan and his wife had also told me how much they liked Flagstaff. It would be nice to go back and do some hiking and see more of the area.
There’s a nice museum & railroad related park across the street with an old steam locomotive on display and an Amtrak station not far away in Kingman, AZ east on I-40 from Flagstaff (it’s in town) and then the big Dam & Lake just before getting to Las Vegas from Kingman but not aware of any RR related things in that area but there may be?
Thank you so much for mentioning the museum and railroad related park, steam engine, etc. Are you referring to Lake Mead? The Hoover dam? So many places to put on my list!
Yup the dam & Lake are incredible views and worth a visit in my opinion anyway … good luck with your journey …
@@sickmannduane633 I’ve been to the Hoover dam once, but was a kid and don’t remember learning anything in particular. Another person on here also recommended the Hoover dam, so it sounds like there’s definitely some things I missed and will have to go back for!
Visit Strasburg PA!
Good idea. Pennsylvania is too big of a train state not to make a visit. Someone else also suggested the York train show. My dad was there this year.
@@LisaKEntertainment Darn, it would have been nice to meet him!
@@TimothyRon☺️ you’ll have to ask him if he’s going to return next year and connect then. Unless you feel like making a trip down to the train loft, which you’d be surprised how many people do up north to pick up their trains!
@@LisaKEntertainment I did buy the Atlas highcube boxcar set from him. I really like it!
The Flagstaff depot basement is rumored to be haunted.
Hmmmmm, I hadn’t heard that 😳 Thank you for sharing!
@@LisaKEntertainment the Flagstaff depot is a one of a kind building on the old Santa Fe Railroad. No other station has similar architecture. A few years ago I was able to tour the building from the basement to the second floor. I recommend visiting the Williams AZ station, to the west of Flagstaff. It was a Harvey House. To the east is Winslow where you’ll find the La Posada hotel which was built by the railroad. The La Posada is a fully restored, operating hotel with an excellent restaurant.