Arizona Rail Passenger Association

October

• “Rail cars stack up in Yuma,” The Arizona Republic, Oct. 26, 1997. Continued congestion problems on the Union Pacific.
• “Amtrak suffers legislative setback,” The Arizona Republic, Oct. 25, 1997
• “New depot lacks old railroad feel,” The Arizona Republic, Oct. 20, 1997. A review of the Verde Canyon Railroad depot at Clarkdale. The VCR carried 65,000 visitors through the Verde Canyon last year.
• “Pay pollution costs now, or pay more later,” by Brent Yonkovich, The Arizona Republic, Oct. 19, 1997, page EV11. QUOTE: “The only true solution to particulate pollution is… the use of a modern mass-transit system.”
• “Tempe zeros in on site for transit center,” By Bob Petrie The Arizona Republic, Oct. 16, 1997
• “Railroad Park reopens in Scottsdale,” By Alexa Haussler, The Arizona Republic, Oct. 15, 1997
• “Lots of right answers to the transit problem,” by Don Purfeerst, The Arizona Republic, Oct. 15, 1997, page EV10. QUOTE: “Don’t put a rail system in a ‘planning hole,’ put it at the heart of the proposal.”
• “Transit in Valley must unite,” The Arizona Republic, Oct. 15, 1997, page EV10. Collection of letters about roads, transit.
• Runway construction may require rebuilding of two miles of UPRR track just east of downtown Phoenix: “Airport of the future envisioned,” By Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, Oct. 12, 1997
• “Tax brains, not wallets, to fix traffic mess,” The Arizona Republic, Oct. 12, 1997, page EV11. Collection of letters about roads, transit.
• “Tax foes win cheaply,” By Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, Oct. 11, 1997
• “Transit: Pay up now or pay more later,” by Karen Peters, The Arizona Republic, Oct. 4, 1997.
• “Transportation system’s future in Valley starts now,” The Arizona Republic, Oct. 2, 1997, page EV4. Collection of letters about transit.