Yearly Archives: 2006

Nashville: Music City Star Commuter Rail

September 18, 2006 – 11:43 pm

Commuter rail operations are to begin September 18th in Nashville, Tennessee.
Each morning there will be three inbound trains to the downtown Riverfront station and two reverse-commute outbound trains; in the evening the pattern is reversed, with three outbound and two inbound trains.
Tickets will be from $4 to $5 for the six-station, 32-mile route.
http://www.musiccitystar.org/

By wlindley | Posted in Regional Rail |

New Mexico RailRunner

July 17, 2006 – 12:44 pm

The first segment of New Mexico’s “Rail Runner” Commuter Rail is now carrying passengers between Sandoval and downtown Albuquerque.

By azrail | Posted in News, Regional Rail |

TUCSON: Streetcar seen as Development Catalyst

May 17, 2006 – 4:55 pm

From Tucson Downtown Alliance
The May 16 RTA election provided $87 million in funding for the development of a Modern Streetcar Circulator to link Downtown with the University of Arizona. RTA funding will cover about half the capital costs and several years of operating expenses.
If all goes well with securing the additional funding that is needed [...]

By wlindley | Posted in Light Rail, News |

Tucson Voters Approve Streetcar Plan

May 17, 2006 – 4:53 pm

“Voters made it clear Tuesday that they want this town’s traffic woes to hit the road” declared an editorial (17 May 2006) in the Arizona Daily Star – which had backed the ballot items proposing a Regional Transportation Plan (a comprehensive bus transit/streetcar/roadway improvement program).
Tucson streetcar simulation Advocates of transit and urban livability have scored [...]

By wlindley | Posted in Light Rail, News |

Interest in Arizona commuter rail grows

April 25, 2006 – 10:23 am

The notion of sending commuter trains down freight tracks is gathering steam instead of Arizona dust…

By azrail | Posted in News, Regional Rail |