The following vision was approved 15 August 1998 by the Program Development Committee (Rob Bohannan, Roy Burris, Pete Glass, Rob Lindley, William Lindley, Sam Morse, Betty Nelson, Marc Pearsall)
OVERALL:
- A nationwide balanced transportation system which includes an intercity passenger rail component whose scope approximates the Interstate Highway System
ARIZONA:
- All intercity trains shall operate on at least a daily frequency.
- All Southern Arizona trains shall serve Phoenix.
- There shall be a rail passenger link between Northern and Southern Arizona.
- All trains shall have sufficient equipment to accomodate capacity of passenger demand.
EXAMPLE ARIZONA SERVICE COMPONENTS:
- Grand Canyon - Flagstaff - Los Angeles / Midwest
- Grand Canyon - Phoenix
- Phoenix - Tucson - Nogales
- Los Angeles - Yuma - Phoenix - Texas / Florida
- Phoenix - Tucson - Midwest
