The group coordinates the use of the Grand Canyon Railway track with Xanterra, which owns and operates the daily passenger train to the Canyon. They’re old Onan generator motors,” Schnyder said. “They are 16 or 20 horse power depending on the size of the car gasoline engines. The cars are fully restored M14 and M19 models built by Fairmont Railway Motors. “I am limited as to space because of the amount of rooms I can get.” “There’s so much of a demand for it, I had so many people ask to come on this run,” he said. Schnyder said they hope to make it an annual tradition. NARCOA has stopped in Williams every other year since 2002. NARCOA is an affiliate of Motorcar Operators West, a non-profit group dedicated to the preservation and the safe, legal operation of railroad equipment historically used for maintenance on railways. “It was great, everyone had a wonderful time,” he said. Schnyder said once they arrived most of the group hiked into the Canyon and the snow cleared up after hiking down around 1,000 feet. As lousy as the weather was we bundled up and went ahead with what we were doing.” It snowed up at the Canyon but everybody loved it. “It was wonderful,” said Joe Schnyder, event coordinator for NARCOA (North American Rail Car Operators Association). Once they arrived at the park, they stayed two nights, enjoying the sights and sounds of the natural wonder before returning to Williams Oct. It took the speeders approximately six and a half hours to make it to the Canyon, with stops for a photoshoot and to refill gas tanks. Speeders line the tracks at the Williams train yard as they prepare for a six and a half hour trip to the Grand Canyon Oct.
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