On September 17, 1901, the First Steam-Powered Train, a spur line of the Santa Fe Railway, arrived to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. With the arrival of the train, the quiet area of the South Rim rapidly expanded into the bustling Grand Canyon Village.
1901年9月17日，圣塔菲铁路公司(Santa Fe Railway)的支线首班蒸汽火车抵达大峡谷南缘。随着铁路开通，这片宁静之地迅速蜕变为繁华的“大峡谷村”(Grand Canyon Village)。
The first decade of the Santa Fe Railway’s arrival saw the construction of the luxurious, El Tovar, and shops, such as Hopi House and Verkamp’s Curios (today’s Verkamp’s Visitor Center). Over the next three decades, the Grand Canyon Village expanded to accommodate its growing visitation. Today visitors can take a step back in time and wander through this historically preserved village dating back to the early 1900s.
