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Williams

Williams, Arizona, United States

The gateway to the Grand Canyon by rail. Since 1901 trains have carried visitors from this Route 66 town to the canyon's South Rim, a tradition revived in 1989 by the Grand Canyon Railway.

Railroad Identity

Departure point of the Grand Canyon Railway, the historic rail route to the South Rim since 1901.

Ride

  • Grand Canyon Railway — The historic 65-mile rail route from Williams to the Grand Canyon's South Rim, first opened in 1901 and revived in 1989, running restored vintage equipment daily into Grand Canyon National Park.

Stay

  • Grand Canyon Railway Hotel — Built beside the Williams depot and designed to echo the original Fray Marcos Hotel of 1908, the railway's own hotel puts guests steps from the morning departure to the South Rim.