1994 News Wrapup

  • “1994 Regional/Commuter Rail Planner’s Guide,” Railway Age, 1994
  • “A railroader’s guide to Washington,” Railway Age, 1994, Names, addresses, phones for elected and appointed in DC
  • “Jake Jacobson: A profile in courage,” Railway Age, January 1994
  • “Interview with Jolene Molitoris,” Progressive Railroading, January 1994 , ( FRA’s new woman in charge )
  • “Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley (maybe),” The Phoenix Gazette, January 5, 1994, Article on proposed trolley for Phoenix
  • “Trolley’s clang heard for downtown,” The Arizona Republic, January 5, 1994, Article on proposed trolley for Phoenix
  • “ARPA Wants ‘You to Climb on Board’,” The Wester, Mar 17-23, 1994
  • “Passenger train service proposal derails in Senate,” The Arizona Daily Star, April 10, 1994
  • “Phoenix - Update on Arizona Regional Rail/Phoenix Commuter,” Commuter Rail Journal, April 11, 1994
  • “Amtrak of the future: World-class or wimp?,” Railway Age, May 1994 , Article on Amtrak and Thomas Downs
  • “Rebuilding Union Station’s interlocking plant,” Railway Track and Structures, May 1994, Story on Chicago Union Station
  • “Newsletter of the Valley Citizens League Commuter Rail Service?,” The Citizen Report, July/August, 1994, Article about ARPA proposal for Regional Rail
  • “Relive frontier times in luxury of old railway,” The Arizona Republic, June 1, 1994, Article on Grand Canyon Railway
  • (1)Amtrak issues a report card–and most host carriers flunk (2)W. Graham Claytor, Jr., former Amtrak chief, dies at 82, Railway Age, June 1994
  • “L.S. Jake Jacobson Named 1994 Railroader of Year,” The Onaga Herald, June 2, 1994, Hometown newspaper article
  • “Rail study picks up steam,” Daily News-Sun, June 14, 1994, Editorial on commuter rail for Phoenix area
  • “Transit authority approves commuter rail system study,” Tribune Newspapers, June 14, 1994
  • “Trial train run planned,” The Arizona Republic, June 17, 1994, Super Bowl demo article
  • “Bowl train: Rail test weighed for big game,” The Arizona Republic, June 28, 1994
  • “Mass-transit needs not met,” Arizonans say, The Arizona Republic, September 1, 1994
  • Joining Forces Business giants would pair up in 3 deals Santa Fe & Burlington Northern …, The Arizona Republic, July 1, 1994
  • “Williams Arizona,” Pacific Rail News, July 1994, Article about railroading in Williams
  • Conductors on the train John Wylie and Pete Glass say get rail moving now , The Phoenix Gazette, July 8, 1994, Letter to Editor
  • “Phoenix-Gilbert line proposed for commuter-rail test,” The Arizona Republic, September 21, 1994
  • “Tuning up the train for the tourists,” The Arizona Republic, September 23, 1994, Photo and caption on Sierra Madre Express
  • “House passes bill to plan high-speed corridors,” The Arizona Republic, August 17, 1994, Short piece on U.S. House of Representatives bill
  • “ARPA Cites Progress on Urban Rail Project,” The Wester, August 25, 1994
  • “Celebrating the rail-parks partnership,” Trains, October 1994, Santa Fe, Amtrak and the Grand Canyon Railway team up to honor a 75-year-old tradition
  • “Light-rail train opens in Denver,” The Arizona Republic, October 8, 1994
  • “Proposition 400 Finish the freeways,” The Arizona Republic, October 19, 1994, Editorial supporting freeway and transit tax issue
  • Phoenix-Excerpt from article on rail transit developments in various cities., Railway Age, November 1994
  • “Lack of transit plan worries mayors,” The Arizona Republic, December 15, 1994
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