The Superstition Scenic Railroad was the closest thing to a real railroad that I found in the Phoenix area. It runs on standard 36 inch narrow gauge tracks but the engine was the darndest thing I ever saw. It probably started it's life as some sort of diesel power unit, perhaps intended for use in a mine. Various cylinders, cones and boxes have been welded onto it to give a faint impression of an old steam engine. The engineer provided a narration about the local scenery that was quite interesting. Nearby are the Superstition Mountains and the ride passes near several old mine works including an open pit mine that recently produced a million dollars of gold and the head works of a mine shaft that's a thousand feet deep but now flooded after they struck an underground river. All true, I swear.
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